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Ellessandra Taormino

Intern, Media and Strategic Engagement

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Low Memorial Library on Morningside Heights campus of Columbia University.

Aug 13, 2025

I鈥檓 a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.

I鈥檓 a Columbia Student Journalist. I Watched Censorship Unfold on My Own Campus.
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Aug 5, 2025

Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained

Trump's Attacks on Press Freedom Escalate: NPR, PBS Funding Cuts Explained
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Jul 17, 2025

60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press

60 Years Later: How a Civil Rights-Era Defamation Case Empowers the Press