Bill of Rights Day gets its overdue due
Thousands of Americans helped put Bill of Rights Day back on the calendar yesterday. In an online promotional effort dubbed “Free to Tweet,” more than 17,000 people, including thousands of students,...
View ArticleThanks, all of you Free to Tweeters!
The 1 for All campaign, the Knight Foundation and the First Amendment Center would like to thank the 17,000-plus Americans who tweeted and e-mailed their support and appreciation for Bill of Rights Day...
View Article‘Free to Tweet’ contest judging begins
Judging begins this week for “Free to Tweet,” an unprecedented scholarship competition in support of the First Amendment. Thousands of Americans participated in “Free to Tweet,” recognizing First...
View Article‘Free to Tweet’ winners to be announced March 16
For fans of the First Amendment, there will be plenty to celebrate on March 16. It’s the 261st birthday of Bill of Rights author James Madison, National Freedom of Information Day, and most important...
View ArticleStudents honored with $5,000 scholarships
WASHINGTON – For sharing online how they enjoy exercising their First Amendment rights and joining in a national celebration of the First Amendment, 22 students from coast to coast will each receive...
View ArticleFree to Tweet winners show range of creativity
The 22 students across the nation who won $5,000 scholarships in 1 for All’s Free to Tweet contest in December showed an astonishing array of creative approaches to celebrating their First Amendment...
View ArticleTweet your way to a $5K scholarship
Free to Tweet, the popular scholarship competition that celebrates the First Amendment, is returning this December, offering five $5,000 scholarships. The program, which drew national participation and...
View ArticleCelebrating the First Amendment: why ‘land of the free’ is more than a lyric
The hardest line to sing in the “Star-Spangled Banner” is also the most important. “O’er the land of the free …” with its character-building high note has been the bane of even professional singers....
View Article2nd ‘Free to Tweet’ campaign celebrates First Amendment, offers scholarships
See video WASHINGTON — During a 15-day online celebration of First Amendment rights, high school and college students nationwide can win one of five $5,000 scholarships through the “Free to Tweet”...
View ArticleThousands celebrate First Amendment through freedom to tweet
More than 3,600 people participated in the 2012 Free to Tweet scholarship competition, celebrating the 221st birthday of the First Amendment on Dec. 15. The competition encouraged students nationwide...
View Article5 students win $5,000 scholarships in Free to Tweet contest
WASHINGTON — Five students who tweeted about how they enjoy exercising their First Amendment rights as part of 1 for All’s national “Free to Tweet” celebration of the First Amendment will receive...
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