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Academics, uni management skewer ‘overhyped’ campus free speech debate #CRFreeSpeech
Professor Marguerite Johnson bristles at the issue of free speech on campus being termed a 'fight'. But that is indeed how Campus Review labelled it at its recent seminar, 'The Fight for Free Speech: What it Means for Universities'.
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“What is making matters more complicated is that the media are prepared to demonise students, for example, columns by Miranda Devine. That is skewing the debate. I think conservative media is playing a divisive role,” Johnson said.
Conservative media is not doing that, it is just reporting what is really happening: universities are allowing the leftist mob to intimidate anyone who does not subscribe to their world view.
Campus Review, please be more balanced with your reporting. Do not allow your publication to be used.
Hi anonymous. You’ll note that what you’re referring to is the opinion of a particular speaker. You are welcome to critique her assertion, however, please don’t conflate this with our reporting. Thanks.
Hi Loren,
I think one only has to look at your two most recent headlines to get a feel of things:
“Contrived, pointless, and a total waste of taxpayer money: groups respond to freedom of speech review”
“Academics, uni management skewer overhyped campus free speech debate”
Articles airing the side of those shouted down or threatened by mob violence are few and far between.
Hi anonymous. I think you’re being selective. If you looked at our site, you’d see there’s an extensive range of free speech articles, covering both sides. Anyways, you clearly have an agenda so I’ll leave it at that.
Dear Loren Smith, Could I possibly ask whether the contributions and panel discussions at this event were recorded? If they were, how can they be accessed? Many thanks, Miriam Bankovsky (Senior Lecturer and ARC DECRA fellow at La Trobe University).
Hi Miriam. Thanks for your query. We will get back to you as soon as possible.