READINGS: Juan Williams talks free speech @ the Free Library, 8/2

Williams comes to the Free Library tomorrow, promoting his book and his message. Don't miss the chance to see a longtime media figure fight back, speaking loudly about a topic he argues many want silenced.

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READINGS: Juan Williams talks free speech @ the Free Library, 8/2

POSTED: Monday, August 1, 2011, 12:00 PM

Filed Under: Events

Pandora's Box of free speech was thrown open in October 2010, when political analyst Juan Williams appeared on The O'Reilly Factor. When the NPR commentator spoke about Muslims on airplanes, the lines of free speech and controversial remarks came head to head.

NPR deemed those remarks inappropriate enough to justify his quick termination. Then Williams, adding fuel to the fire, called this decision a, "chilling assault on free speech."

Nearly a year later, Williams is back with a new book detailing the situation: Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate. Within, he finds the platform to tell his side of the story. He sees his case as a mere microcosm of a media-wide effort to censor differing opinions, and claims that this effort stifles the honest debate that helps American politics move forward.

Tue., Aug. 2, 7:30 p.m., $15, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St., 215-686-5369, freelibrary.org.

(darren.ankrom@citypaper.net)

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