Mitchell Sunderland, a senior staff writer for Broadly, Vice.com’s channel for women, was terminated Friday from the network one day after BuzzFeed news reported that he had emailed Breitbart provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos specifically requesting that he “mock” “fat feminist” Lindy West. West is a regular contributor to the New York Times, where she writes about feminism. She is the author of “Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman,” A Vice spokesman told The Wrap that Sunderland had been fired “effective immediately.” Also Read: Milo Yiannopoulos' Free Speech Event in Berkeley Unravels as Speakers Cancel Sunderland faced a storm...
- 10/6/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
The conservative student group hosting a “Free Speech Week” speaking series on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley on Saturday canceled the four-day event the day before it was expected to begin. “It is extremely unfortunate that this announcement was made at the last minute, even as the university was in the process of spending significant sums of money and preparing for substantial disruption of campus life in order to provide the needed security for these events,” university spokesman Dan Mogulof told The Los Angeles Times. Mogulof didn’t immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
- 9/23/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
The four-day Free Speech Week organized by Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California at Berkeley is in chaos just hours before it is scheduled to begin, as headliner Ann Coulter canceled and student organizers dropped their reservations for campus buildings. Coulter told the Associated Press on Friday that she decided to back out of the Sept. 24-27 conservative speakers forum because she heard “the administration was dead set on blocking this event” — an assertion university administrators flatly denied. “I also don’t think Berkeley deserves to hear a brilliant and entertaining Ann Coulter speech,” Coulter told the AP via email.
- 9/23/2017
- by Susan Seager
- The Wrap
Antifa, loosely organized left-wing protesters whose name is derived from the anti-fascist movement, are the subject of a documentary film that is none too kind to them.
The movie, America Under Siege: Antifa, will debut at U.C. Berkeley next week when Milo Yiannopoulos and a dozen or so more prominent conservatives are scheduled to be on hand for what they call "Free Speech Week."
Antifa, in fact, is expected to be there protesting, as they were when Yiannopoulos attempted to speak at the campus in February. He was prevented from doing so when protesters threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at cops...
The movie, America Under Siege: Antifa, will debut at U.C. Berkeley next week when Milo Yiannopoulos and a dozen or so more prominent conservatives are scheduled to be on hand for what they call "Free Speech Week."
Antifa, in fact, is expected to be there protesting, as they were when Yiannopoulos attempted to speak at the campus in February. He was prevented from doing so when protesters threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at cops...
- 9/22/2017
- by Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
U.C. Berkeley is adding former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon to the list of guests at its upcoming “Free Speech Week,” which will also feature Milo Yiannopoulos and Ann Coulter, both figures who sparked protests the last time they were scheduled to speak at the school. The four-day event, which is set to begin September 24, is hosted by the conservative group the Berkeley Patriot, which told The Hill that Bannon will speak on the last day of the event. The university has been the center of several violent protests in recent months in response to conservative speakers on campus.
- 9/13/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Students from the University of California, Berkeley sued the university on Monday for canceling a scheduled speaking event featuring Ann Coulter, saying it was discriminating against conservative speakers and violating students’ rights to free speech.
According to the Associated Press, a legal team led by Harmeet Dhillon from San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the university on behalf of the Berkeley College Republicans.
“This case arises from efforts by one of California’s leading public universities, Uc Berkeley — once known as the ‘birthplace of the Free Speech Movement’ — to restrict and stifle the speech of conservative students whose voices fall beyond the campus political orthodoxy,...
According to the Associated Press, a legal team led by Harmeet Dhillon from San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the university on behalf of the Berkeley College Republicans.
“This case arises from efforts by one of California’s leading public universities, Uc Berkeley — once known as the ‘birthplace of the Free Speech Movement’ — to restrict and stifle the speech of conservative students whose voices fall beyond the campus political orthodoxy,...
- 4/24/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
BBC Three's Free Speech has not been cancelled, according to a BBC spokesperson.
The channel has said that it is working with the show's production company "to look at ways to continue bringing meaningful topical debate to a young audience".
Their denial follows comments made by hosts Rick Edwards and Tina Daheley, who suggested that the show would not be returning to screens after its recent election specials.
Edwards tweeted: "In other news, I'm afraid @BBCFreeSpeech probably won't be on TV again. No more debates for a younger audience. Sorry. Not my decision."
Meanwhile, Daheley told Metro: "[Free Speech] is no more, unfortunately, now that BBC Three is moving online. We're doing a lot on social media so hopefully the Free Speech brand will continue even if the TV shows aren't.
"The irony is we got the highest figures for our last show. All of our coverage has been on what our listeners want to talk about.
The channel has said that it is working with the show's production company "to look at ways to continue bringing meaningful topical debate to a young audience".
Their denial follows comments made by hosts Rick Edwards and Tina Daheley, who suggested that the show would not be returning to screens after its recent election specials.
Edwards tweeted: "In other news, I'm afraid @BBCFreeSpeech probably won't be on TV again. No more debates for a younger audience. Sorry. Not my decision."
Meanwhile, Daheley told Metro: "[Free Speech] is no more, unfortunately, now that BBC Three is moving online. We're doing a lot on social media so hopefully the Free Speech brand will continue even if the TV shows aren't.
"The irony is we got the highest figures for our last show. All of our coverage has been on what our listeners want to talk about.
- 5/8/2015
- Digital Spy
Free Speech will return for a fourth series on BBC Three.
The live debate programme will air on the channel on Thursday, March 12, beginning with an Ed Miliband Q&A session.
Free Speech: I'm Ed Miliband, Ask Me Anything will see the leader of the Labour party face an audience for an unscripted hour of questions, and marks the beginning of the show's election specials.
Rick Edwards will return to host and chair the series, while Tina Daheley will moderate online comments from viewers.
BBC Three Controller Damian Kavanagh said: "It's brilliant that Free Speech is back on BBC Three giving our young audience the opportunity to ask politicians the questions that matter to them."
The Ed Miliband Free Speech Q&A will air on BBC Three at 8pm.
The live debate programme will air on the channel on Thursday, March 12, beginning with an Ed Miliband Q&A session.
Free Speech: I'm Ed Miliband, Ask Me Anything will see the leader of the Labour party face an audience for an unscripted hour of questions, and marks the beginning of the show's election specials.
Rick Edwards will return to host and chair the series, while Tina Daheley will moderate online comments from viewers.
BBC Three Controller Damian Kavanagh said: "It's brilliant that Free Speech is back on BBC Three giving our young audience the opportunity to ask politicians the questions that matter to them."
The Ed Miliband Free Speech Q&A will air on BBC Three at 8pm.
- 3/3/2015
- Digital Spy
Rick Edwards is to host a live debate on BBC Three to discuss the ongoing Syrian crisis.
A special episode of Free Speech will deal with the country's alleged use of chemical weapons and David Cameron losing the Parliamentary vote on military action.
An audience of 150 people aged 16-25 in Hackney will give their views on the Parliamentary vote and suggest what can be done to aid victims of the conflict.
The line-up of guests includes Labour MP Seema Malhotra, Conservative MP Damian Green, director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti and journalists Milo Yiannopoulos and Mehdi Hasan.
Tina Daheley will be running online questions and debates all day leading up to transmission.
Syria Crisis: Free Speech Special airs on Wednesday (September 4) at 8pm on BBC Three.
Edwards has fronted a number of documentaries for BBC Three in recent months, including one on Oscar Pistorius fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
A special episode of Free Speech will deal with the country's alleged use of chemical weapons and David Cameron losing the Parliamentary vote on military action.
An audience of 150 people aged 16-25 in Hackney will give their views on the Parliamentary vote and suggest what can be done to aid victims of the conflict.
The line-up of guests includes Labour MP Seema Malhotra, Conservative MP Damian Green, director of Liberty Shami Chakrabarti and journalists Milo Yiannopoulos and Mehdi Hasan.
Tina Daheley will be running online questions and debates all day leading up to transmission.
Syria Crisis: Free Speech Special airs on Wednesday (September 4) at 8pm on BBC Three.
Edwards has fronted a number of documentaries for BBC Three in recent months, including one on Oscar Pistorius fatally shooting his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
- 9/3/2013
- Digital Spy
Rick Edwards has replaced Jake Humphrey as the host of BBC Three's politics and current affairs show Free Speech. Humphrey departed the BBC at the end of 2012 to work on BT's Premier League football coverage. Free Speech returns for a new episode on February 13. "It's hugely exciting to be joining the Free Speech team - it's clearly a very important show, and unique in the way that it engages with an often under-represented younger audience. I'm looking forward to hearing their take on the issues that matter to them, and occasionally sticking my oar in," said Edwards. "As for stepping into Jake's (more)...
- 1/9/2013
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
BBC Sport presenter Jake Humphrey has claimed that his new live debate show Free Speech is filling a gap in the schedules because not enough political TV caters for young people. Humphrey's new series, which will feature BAFTA-winner Adam Deacon and Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney on the panel, is intended to create a talking shop for issues directly affecting young people. "There are loads of issues directly impacting on young people at the moment, the riots, work experience schemes, rising unemployment, so why not have a show for young people with young people?" Humphrey told Digital Spy. "Young kids are very well catered for TV-wise in this country and also again when you get to your mid-30s. But I think there is a real need for something that caters for and is controlled by young people. "We want young people to develop and decide how (more)...
- 3/7/2012
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
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