Howard Levitt: Journalists need to start suing, because they shouldn’t be ‘disciplined’ for being politically incorrect

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The campus spirit of shouting down and silencing any opinion you disagree with has spread to the media and non-profit groups.

There is nothing improper in news organizations promoting their editorial opinions or endorsing the party of their choice come election time. It is also fair game for publications to hire writers reflecting their editorial mandate and think tanks to hire those who share their vision.

But it is another matter to discipline or fire writers, editors or think-tank directors for merely expressing politically incorrect opinions or, even more worrying, for standing up for free speech and open debate, as we’ve seen recently at Write magazine, the CBC and the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada.

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