While we wave our Je suis Charlie banners in support of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, we might want to consider our own level of commitment to the bedrock principles of free press and expression. Even in Utah, there is much room for improvement. A better banner might be Je suis un hypocrite. It is entirely appropriate that much of the world has rallied around the newspaper and those principles in defiance of the attackers. Like many, I don’t |
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Jay Evensen is the Senior Editorial Columnist of the Deseret News. He has nearly 40 years experience as a reporter, editor and editorial writer in Oklahoma, New York City, Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. He also has been an adjunct journalism professor at Brigham Young and Weber State universities. Archives
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