First hour: Are TV ad boycotts an effective way to protest speech?
Second hour: Debating the proposed trash incinerator in the Finger Lakes
Are TV ad boycotts an effective way to protest speech? The question comes after a survivor of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida called on advertisers to boycott Laura Ingraham's show on Fox News because Inghram mocked him on Twitter. Student David Hogg put pressure on a number of advertisers to pull their ads; about half of them did. Ingraham called the approach a "Stalinist" approach to change society, while other critics said the best way to counter speech is with more speech. So what is the most effective way to protest speech? Our guests weigh in:
- Chris Thomas, partner with Nixon Peabody
- Wes Renfro, associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at St. John Fisher College
Then in our second hour, is a trash incinerator in the Finger Lakes a good idea for economic reasons or is it a bad idea to keep more garbage in a tourism-centered place? The debate focuses on a proposed project that some say is a necessary jobs creator, while others call it a potential disaster for a region focused on agriculture and tourism. Our guests debate the project.
- Michael Warren Thomas, talk show host and advocate for the Finger Lakes region
- Alan Knauf, lawyer representing Circular enerG
