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Harvard Law professor seeks to fix institutional corruption in Congress
By Helen White A Harvard Law professor spoke on institutional corruption in Congress at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s Schofield Auditorium on Wednesday night, enlightening an audience of more than 300. “At the core of our democracy is a hole,” Professor … Continue reading
Harvard Law Professor weighs in on our lost Republic
By Melaina Steig Money corrupts congress and America needs to fix it said a Harvard Law Professor at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire on Wednesday night. “If we don’t fix this problem, our nation can’t survive.” said Lawrence … Continue reading
Posted in #UWEauClaire, activism, CJ222, Journalism, Lawrence Lessig, Lessig Forum, Speech Journalism
Tagged CJ 222, Journalism, Journalist, Lawrence Lessig, lost republic, Speech Coverage, Twitter, UWEC
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Lessig calls attention to a broken Congress
By Hillary Smith A broken and corrupt U.S. Congress threatens America’s representative democracy, said a Harvard Law Professor in his Wednesday speech at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire’s 74th annual Forum. “At the core of our democracy, there is a … Continue reading
Posted in #UWEauClaire, activism, Blog Post, CJ222, Forum, Journalism, Political Media, politics
Tagged broken system, CJ 222, congress, Eau Claire, failing democracy, Forum, inequality, Lawrence Lessig, lost republic, reform, representative democracy, revolution, UWEC
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Misgendering in media negatively affects trans community
By Helen White As the transgender community comes more into the public eye, journalists are trying to correctly gender its members without a professional guide to pronouns. Caitlyn Jenner, Chelsea Manning, Laverne Cox, and other transgender public figures have faced … Continue reading
Posted in #UWEauClaire, activism, Citizen Journalism, CJ222, media ethics, transgender
Tagged CJ 222, Eau Claire, Journalism, UWEC
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