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Episode Synopsis
W. Wat Hopkins, professor emeritus of communication at Virginia Tech, discusses his new book "Hate Speech Is Not Free: The Case Against First Amendment Protection," which argues against the prevailing idea that hate speech is and should be protected by case law and theory.
Hopkins has written four books and several articles on First Amendment topics. He is the former editor of Communication Law and Policy, the research journal of the Law Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He served as the head of the Law Division and was the president of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government. He was a founding member of Virginia’s first Freedom of Information Advisory Council, an advisory and educational group established by the Virginia General Assembly. He received his bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University and his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from UNC-CH.
Special thanks to host Brookelyn Lambright and producer Karl Templeton.
Hopkins has written four books and several articles on First Amendment topics. He is the former editor of Communication Law and Policy, the research journal of the Law Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. He served as the head of the Law Division and was the president of the Virginia Coalition for Open Government. He was a founding member of Virginia’s first Freedom of Information Advisory Council, an advisory and educational group established by the Virginia General Assembly. He received his bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University and his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from UNC-CH.
Special thanks to host Brookelyn Lambright and producer Karl Templeton.
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