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Commentary: Free Speech Under Threat: The Importance of Exercising Our Rights

Jul 16, 2024 at 07:15 am by WGNS News

COMMENTARY: On July 14, 1798, the Sedition Act was passed, making it illegal to publish negative content about the government, despite the First Amendment guaranteeing free.... Read More

Is There Too Much Freedom of Printing?

May 29, 2012 at 01:07 pm by bryan

Should scientists publish details of experiments that could be used by terrorists against us? MTSU's Dr. Larry Burriss comments . . .

What does the First Amendment Mean?

Apr 20, 2020 at 12:17 pm by bryan

What exactly does the First Amendment mean? Does it mean what we think it does? With more, here is MTSU Professor Dr. Larry Burriss...

Religion and Movies on Easter Week, by MTSU Professor Larry Burriss

Apr 16, 2019 at 10:02 am by bryan

Religion and TV Movies during the week of Easter... MTSU Professor Larry Burris said, "In the early days of movies, the Bible-based films of Cecil B. DeMille were sometimes ba.... Read More

Kids should stay off the computer until age 7 - Dr. Burris from MTSU comments

Aug 10, 2015 at 07:45 am by bryan

Have you ever noticed how much youngsters are learning as far as technology goes in this day and age? Some experts tell parents to make sure their kids stay OFF the computer u.... Read More

MTSU Professor with a Commentary on Critical Thinking After the Airing of an Interview with Vladimir Putin

Feb 13, 2024 at 08:35 pm by WGNS News

Editorial: MTSU Professor Larry Burriss looks at the effectiveness of media and changing people's core beliefs, citing skepticism towards the impact of a.... Read More

Why are critics so critical?

May 01, 2017 at 08:22 am by bryan

People who review movies, restaurants and more are not always correct in their reviews... With more, here is Dr. Larry Burriss from MTSU's School of Journalism:

The world of news and predicting news

Jan 20, 2020 at 10:01 am by bryan

News stories and the prediction of outcome. With more, here is MTSU Professor Larry Burriss...

Freedom of speech in America - What does it mean?

May 15, 2017 at 08:17 am by bryan

How many of you remember the free speech movement at Berkley? MTSU Professor Larry Burriss has more...

D-Day and the Media in 1944

Jun 03, 2019 at 09:58 pm by bryan

D-Day and the Media in 1944 were quite different from coverage of military invasions of today. With more, here is MTSU Professor of Journalism Larry Burriss...

Censorship in America, a commentary by Dr. Larry Burriss

Jan 17, 2022 at 09:51 am by WGNS

Censorship in America and accepting the status quo. Dr. Larry Burriss, a professor of Journalism at MTSU, covers censorship in today’s commentary… Commentary b.... Read More

Should "NY Times vs Sullivan" be repealed?

Feb 25, 2019 at 08:34 am by bryan

MTSU Journalism Professor Dr. Larry Burriss takes us back 55 years to a Supreme Court ruling dealing with media, and how today--some feel it should be repealed . . .

Golden Anniversary of Moon Landing

Jun 09, 2019 at 10:01 pm by bryan

Through the magic of radio, we're going back in time 50-years to when the Apollo 11 landed on the moon. Here is MTSU School of Journalism & Strategic Media Professor, Dr L.... Read More

The Multitude of INFORMATION Online these days

Apr 15, 2020 at 02:02 pm by bryan

As of January first of this year, there were more than 1.7 billion websites that contain some kind of information. With more on what information, here is MTSU Professor of Jou.... Read More

Everyone has Freedom of Press it Seems - But who or what is Real?

Nov 09, 2020 at 07:38 am by WGNS

Everyone these days has a voice, when it comes to news - or perhaps what some believe to be accurate news, even if it is not factual. With more, here is MTSU Professor of Jour.... Read More

Dr. Burriss Commentary

Jul 04, 2016 at 08:03 am by bryan

When people talk about spies and secret information, terms such as "puzzle palace," "mind games" and "double speak" come to mind. Earlier this month all of these terms seemed.... Read More

THE ELECTION: Polling is Almost Done

Oct 26, 2020 at 06:45 am by WGNS

The election polling is coming to a close, but what does that mean? With more, here is MTSU Professor Larry Burriss…

Politics and Politicians Being Right or Wrong

Apr 27, 2021 at 11:32 am by WGNS

Politics and being wrong about things… With more, here is MTSU Professor Larry Burriss.

Dr. Burriss Commentary On American's Knowledge

Dec 23, 2019 at 05:59 pm by bryan

(MURFREESBORO) MTSU School of Journalism & Strategic Media Professor Larry Burriss asks WGNS listeners, "What do most Americans know about foreign lands, and what kinds of.... Read More

Movie Theaters - What is Old is New Again

Dec 02, 2019 at 07:30 am by bryan

New movie technology may not be all that new, but sometimes bringing the old back in a new way sounds bigger and better than the current state. With more, here is MTSU Profess.... Read More