Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. Every week you can find a new edition of #FreeSpeech in the News — a collection of related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century that’s making the news. You’ll also find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
by Damian Radcliffe, Caroline S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon With the polarization of America’s media and politics reaching a fever pitch, many news consumers – “worn out by a fog of political news,” as a recent New York Times feature put it – are responding by tuning out altogether. Media distrust, which has intensified...
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As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) He dropped f-bombs in...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
by Thomas Brooks, Brick 42 I prepared myself for the Cleveland Rising Summit by reading through the clippings my father had selected from the local press and by discussing the various initiatives of local institutions to chart a course to “accelerate economic growth, equity and opportunity.” As a recent returnee to Cleveland after decades overseas, I...
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
by Kathleen Osborne, Chief Marketing & Communication Officer, Hathaway Brown I love Cleveland. I love it for the traits the convention and visitors’ bureau picks to pack the pages of its city guides: the neighborhoods, the food, the music, the sports teams, the culture, the lakeshore. But that’s not all. I love Cleveland because Clevelanders have each other’s...
Monday, November 11, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1;) University of North Texas...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019
by Allie Dettelbach, City Club Youth Forum Council Member What is it like to work in the White House? What is it like to be a woman working in the White House? These are questions Jenna Brayton, Elle Celeste, Nita Contreras, Molly Dillon, co-authors of the Memoir Yes She Can! 10 Stories of Hope and Change...
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