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Charlie Hebdo: Free Speech Or Just Too Far?
Sep 14, 2015
It hasn't been that long since #JeSuisCharlie -- in reference to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo -- was plastered across Facebook and Twitter. Following the horrific events just after New Year in Paris, most people seemed to be staunch supporters of free speech, even when it offended others. Hebdo became an instant symbol for one of our most basic freedoms.
Fast forward eight months, and, as often happens in our media-frenzied world, we have a new symbol. ...
Written by Sydney Lanier Burke
