Freedom of the Press and Time for George Washington Day

<p>Don’t you think it is time to celebrate <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/facts/the-truth-about-presidents-day/">George Washington Day on February 22</a>? Read Allan C. Miller’s piece, <a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/483350-a-presidents-day-perspective-on-the-nature-of-a-free-press">A Presidents Day perspective on the nature of a free press</a>. I have had the <a href="https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-10840">following quote from George Washington</a> (March 15, 1783) on my Facebook page:</p> <p>“the freedom of Speech may be taken away—and, dumb & silent we may be led, like sheep, to the Slaughter.”</p> <p>From <a href="https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/national-gazette/">George Washington’s Mount Vernon page on the National Gazette</a> (established in 1791):</p> <p>“George Washington's support for a free press and the First Amendment ironically helped to make the National Gazette possible.”</p> <p>In this episode I will tell a little about my future plans, as I soon will reach the milestone of 100+ published episodes of this podcast, since I started podcasting in 2006.</p> <p>Show notes with links to articles, blog posts, products and services:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://newslit.org/educators/checkology/">Checkology - News Literacy Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Gazette">National Gazette</a> - Wikipedia</li> <li><a href="https://home.parler.com/">Parler</a></li> <li><a href="https://inspiretothrive.com/ground-news-pro/">Ground News Pro</a> - Inspire to Thrive</li> <li><a href="https://www.allsides.com/">AllSides</a></li> <li><a href="https://opentalk.to/">Opentalk FM</a></li> <li><a href="https://charliehebdo.fr/2020/01/actualite/charlie-7-janvier-2015-7-janvier-2020/">Charlie Hebdo (January 7, 2015)</a></li> <li><a href="https://newideal.aynrand.org/defending-free-speech-from-rushdie-to-charlie-and-beyond/">Defending Free Speech, from Rushdie to Charlie and Beyond</a> - New Ideal</li> <li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2020/01/17/how-easy-is-it-to-make-a-deepfake-video.html">Deepfake video</a> - CNBC</li> <li><a href="https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2020/02/13/its-world-radio-day/">World Radio Day</a> (February 13)</li> <li><a href="https://www.rferl.org/">Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.voanews.com/">Voice of America</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rush/the-spirit-of-radio">The Spirit of Radio</a> by <a href="https://www.rush.com/songs/the-spirit-of-radio/">Rush</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B8RtODVDWGR/">Yorkshire black tea blend - Lyceum on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/lyceum">Subscribe to my newsletter, Lyceum Bulletin</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://egonetcast.com/blog/2020/2/18/freedom-of-the-press-and-time-for-george-washington-day">Episode 97</a> (9 minutes) was recorded on February 19, 2020, by <a href="http://egonetcast.com/contact/">podcaster, Martin Lindeskog</a>, with <a href="http://backpackstudioapp.com/">Backpack Studio app</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/IK-Multimedia-podcasting-smartphones-tablets/dp/B007517AKK/en038d-20">IK Multimedia iRig Mic Cast podcasting microphone</a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/PreSonus-HD7-Professional-Monitoring-Headphones/dp/B004ACQMUQ/en038d-20">PreSonus HD7 professional monitoring headphones</a>, and <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zunotek/snaprecorder-portable-recording-booth">SnapRecorder portable recording booth</a>. Post-production through the <a href="https://alitu.com/?fp_ref=egonetcast">podcast maker, Alitu</a>. Notes written in <a href="https://ulysses.app/">Ulysses app</a>. Bumper and jingle by <a href="http://jtunesproductions.se/">Jim Jonsson, JTunes Productions</a>.</p> <p>Download EGO NetCast’s standalone app on <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Wizzard-Media-EGO-NetCast/dp/B00U31ZD26/">Amazon appstore for Android</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ego-netcast/id976610875?mt=8">Apple App Store</a>, and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.wizzard.android.egonetcast">Google Play</a>. The podcast app is free of charge. It is easy to <a href="https://egonetcast.com/contact">send feedback</a> straight from within the app. The users of the app will receive extra bonus material (e.g., video clips and PDFs).</p> <p><a href="https://www.podchaser.com/EgoNetCast">Rate and review EGO NetCast podcast on Podchaser</a>. Your <a href="https://egonetcast.com/support">support</a> will give me fuel for my blogging and podcasting! Continue the conversation on <a href="https://flick.group/EgoNetCast">FlickChat app</a>. Thanks for reading the show notes!</p>