Communication Ethics & Freedom of Expression

Communication Ethics & Freedom of Expression Interest Group is designed to stimulate and support research and discussion of issues that impact freedom and responsibilities of speech. The First Amendment guarantee of freedom of expression provides a legal framework for the communication field. Without such basic legal protection, our discipline would be greatly diminished. 

Chair:  Beth Messner, Ball State University
Vice-Chair:  Laura Terlip, University of Northern Iowa
Secretary:  Elizabeth G. Tolman, South Dakota State University

2012 Program Planner: Laura Terlip, laura.terlip@uni.edu
2013 Program Planner: Elizabeth G. Tolman

Interest Groups

• Overview
• Adjunct/Temporary Faculty Caucus
• Argumentation and Forensics
• Basic Course
• Communication Education
• Communication Ethics & Freedom of Expression
• Communication Theory
• Community College
• G.I.F.T.
• Graduate Student Caucus
• Health Communication
• Instructional Resources
• Intercultural Communication
• Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
• Kenneth Burke Society
• Media Studies
• Organizational and Professional Communication
• Performance Studies and Theatre
• Political Communication
• Popular Culture
• Public Relations
• Rhetorical Theory and Criticism
• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Caucus
• States Advisory Council
• Undergraduate Programs
• Women's Caucus