Candace White
@candacewhite.bsky.social
Deputy Director of Communications & Digital Strategy @ Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University
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October 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
📣📍Do you have multidisciplinary experience in television journalism, podcast, and documentary production? We’re hiring!
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I'm thankful to my team @anntastic.bsky.social @candacewhite.bsky.social @cristianfarias.com for guiding this storytelling.
We must keep talking about the immigrant communities that ICE continues to target. We must understand and document ICE behaviors so that we can meaningfully resist.
We must keep talking about the immigrant communities that ICE continues to target. We must understand and document ICE behaviors so that we can meaningfully resist.
July 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I'm thankful to my team @anntastic.bsky.social @candacewhite.bsky.social @cristianfarias.com for guiding this storytelling.
We must keep talking about the immigrant communities that ICE continues to target. We must understand and document ICE behaviors so that we can meaningfully resist.
We must keep talking about the immigrant communities that ICE continues to target. We must understand and document ICE behaviors so that we can meaningfully resist.
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In Boston, the most consequential and far-reaching trial of the second Trump Presidency has been set in motion: A.A.U.P. v. Rubio, which challenges the Administration’s systematic campaign to arrest, detain, and deport pro-Palestinian student protesters.
A Federal Trial Reveals the Sprawling Plan Behind Trump’s Attacks on Pro-Palestinian Students
In Boston, a Reagan appointee is on pace to get to the bottom of the campaign against Mahmoud Khalil and others the Administration wants to deport over their activism.
www.newyorker.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In Boston, the most consequential and far-reaching trial of the second Trump Presidency has been set in motion: A.A.U.P. v. Rubio, which challenges the Administration’s systematic campaign to arrest, detain, and deport pro-Palestinian student protesters.
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Weekly Recap :: Why Kristi Noem Is Under Fire For Delayed FEMA Response To Texas Floods. www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Kristi Noem Accused Of Making FEMA Changes That Failed Texans In The Floods
Sources have said FEMA wasn’t authorized to launch search and rescue teams until 72 hours after flooding began.
www.forbes.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Weekly Recap :: Why Kristi Noem Is Under Fire For Delayed FEMA Response To Texas Floods. www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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At a comedy show, Mahmoud Khalil told Zohran Mamdani, “I am excited about the possibility of raising my son in a city where you are mayor.” It was a stunning moment, Hanif Abdurraqib writes.
Zohran Mamdani and Mahmoud Khalil Are In on the Joke
What it feels like to laugh when the world expects you to disappear.
www.newyorker.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
At a comedy show, Mahmoud Khalil told Zohran Mamdani, “I am excited about the possibility of raising my son in a city where you are mayor.” It was a stunning moment, Hanif Abdurraqib writes.
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I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
July 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I just left the Everglades Immigrant Interment Camp. No, I’m not using their ridiculous name. It was a very tough to witness humans in those cages. Every Floridian should be ashamed that our taxpayer money is being used for this.
This is terrifying, deplorable, and should concern us all.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is terrifying, deplorable, and should concern us all.
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
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BREAKING:
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
AAUP, Allies Sue over Trump Policy of Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech
The national AAUP; chapters at Harvard, Rutgers, and NYU; and the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from carrying out large-scale arrests,...
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March 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
BREAKING:
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
The AAUP & chapters @ Harvard, Rutgers, & NYU; & the Middle East Studies Association today filed a lawsuit to block the Trump admin from carrying out arrests, detentions, & deportations of students & faculty who participate in pro-Palestinian protests & protected 1st Amendment activities.
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The government should address data privacy concerns without nationalizing media companies. This solution to the TikTok problem would be far worse than the disease.
Trump says that TikTok might be put into the as-of-yet-uncreated US sovereign wealth fund
February 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The government should address data privacy concerns without nationalizing media companies. This solution to the TikTok problem would be far worse than the disease.
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I wrote about the "Spirit of Liberty" and the parade of powerful media institutions surrendering to Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...
Opinion | Settlements With Trump Are Weakening Press Freedoms (Gift Article)
Media institutions and technology companies are offering obscene sums of money to settle feeble or frivolous lawsuits.
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I wrote about the "Spirit of Liberty" and the parade of powerful media institutions surrendering to Trump. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/o...
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If Paramount agrees to settle this frivolous lawsuit, it will send the message that news outlets should stop reporting that angers Trump - or other powerful people. But the right to criticize government officials is at the heart of the 1st Amendment and our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit (Gift Article)
A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
If Paramount agrees to settle this frivolous lawsuit, it will send the message that news outlets should stop reporting that angers Trump - or other powerful people. But the right to criticize government officials is at the heart of the 1st Amendment and our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
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I guess we're not going to need to worry about Sullivan so much if the media orgs decide to preemptively cower in front of him (and that won't even save them in the end!)
If Paramount agrees to settle this frivolous lawsuit, it will send the message that news outlets should stop reporting that angers Trump - or other powerful people. But the right to criticize government officials is at the heart of the 1st Amendment and our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/b...
Paramount in Settlement Talks With Trump Over ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit (Gift Article)
A settlement, if reached, would be an extraordinary concession by a major U.S. media company to a sitting president.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I guess we're not going to need to worry about Sullivan so much if the media orgs decide to preemptively cower in front of him (and that won't even save them in the end!)
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American media organizations have constitutional rights that are the envy of journalists around the world, but it seems they are just not brave enough to assert them. As we can now see, when press freedom dies in this country, it will die not with a bang but a whimper. www.wsj.com/business/med...
FCC Requests ‘60 Minutes’ Harris Interview Material as it Reviews Paramount-Skydance Merger
The government has asked for the footage and transcript from the segment, which is the subject of a lawsuit against CBS by President Trump, according to people familiar with the situation.
www.wsj.com
January 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
American media organizations have constitutional rights that are the envy of journalists around the world, but it seems they are just not brave enough to assert them. As we can now see, when press freedom dies in this country, it will die not with a bang but a whimper. www.wsj.com/business/med...
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i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
i think it is important to say that the open and explicit racism of the president and the vice president isn’t just uncouth or “controversial” but a direct attack on tens of millions of americans and a dereliction of their duty to represent the entire country
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Trump's proposal to target non-citizens for deportation on the basis of their speech is unconstitutional. See our full statement from @carriedecell.bsky.social below. knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...
January 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Trump's proposal to target non-citizens for deportation on the basis of their speech is unconstitutional. See our full statement from @carriedecell.bsky.social below. knightcolumbia.org/content/trum...
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The First Amendment protects everyone in the United States, including foreign citizens studying at American universities. Says who? Government lawyers, during the first Trump administration. knightcolumbia.org/content/newl...
Newly Released ICE Memos Explain Why Recent Proposals to Revoke Student Protesters’ Visas Are Likely Unconstitutional
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January 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The First Amendment protects everyone in the United States, including foreign citizens studying at American universities. Says who? Government lawyers, during the first Trump administration. knightcolumbia.org/content/newl...
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Deepseek's release of R1 make you wonder (again) about the implications of artificial intelligence for democratic freedom, right? Thankfully there's a @knightcolumbia.org symposium for that. April 10-11 in NYC. knightcolumbia.org/blog/knight-...
Knight Institute Symposium on AI and Democratic Freedoms to Feature Leading Scholars and Technologists
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January 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Deepseek's release of R1 make you wonder (again) about the implications of artificial intelligence for democratic freedom, right? Thankfully there's a @knightcolumbia.org symposium for that. April 10-11 in NYC. knightcolumbia.org/blog/knight-...
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i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
January 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
i will say that we have never experienced anything like an administration trying to essentially freeze the activities of the entire federal government while making a series of illegal power grabs. genuinely unclear to me what kind of response, if any, these guys are generating against them
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I got to explain the 14th amendment to my class today. Many didn’t know it was a reconstruction amendment. This is why one of the best things we can do is provide the history behind what leads to the madness. People truly don’t know.
January 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I got to explain the 14th amendment to my class today. Many didn’t know it was a reconstruction amendment. This is why one of the best things we can do is provide the history behind what leads to the madness. People truly don’t know.
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Just one day after entering office, Trump moved to tighten control over public health communication and messaging (again). This isn’t just a public health problem; it’s a free speech problem.
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Trump Administration Temporarily Mutes Federal Health Officials
Scientific meetings were canceled, and research data on the bird flu outbreak was delayed, amid confusion over the directive.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Just one day after entering office, Trump moved to tighten control over public health communication and messaging (again). This isn’t just a public health problem; it’s a free speech problem.
tinyurl.com/bdz7v4y8
tinyurl.com/bdz7v4y8
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Knight Institute urges President Biden to pardon prominent #immigration activist Ravi Ragbir. Read our full statement. #IStandwithRavi knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
January 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Knight Institute urges President Biden to pardon prominent #immigration activist Ravi Ragbir. Read our full statement. #IStandwithRavi knightcolumbia.org/content/knig...
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We're calling on President Biden to pardon Ravi Ragbir, a prominent activist who was arrested by ICE and detained for deportation after criticizing the Trump administration’s #immigration policies.
Hear Ragbir tell his story on our latest podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Hear Ragbir tell his story on our latest podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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January 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
We're calling on President Biden to pardon Ravi Ragbir, a prominent activist who was arrested by ICE and detained for deportation after criticizing the Trump administration’s #immigration policies.
Hear Ragbir tell his story on our latest podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Hear Ragbir tell his story on our latest podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Very glad to see this letter from Columbia Law School faculty calling on the University Senate to investigate Katherine Franke’s apparent ouster. leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2025/...
January 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Very glad to see this letter from Columbia Law School faculty calling on the University Senate to investigate Katherine Franke’s apparent ouster. leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2025/...
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Debates around immigration, censorship and the border are top of mind in anticipation of another Trump presidency. Our latest podcast – Views on First: Speech & the Border – explores the First Amendment rights at stake. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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Views on First
News Commentary Podcast · 3 Seasons · Updated Weekly
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January 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Debates around immigration, censorship and the border are top of mind in anticipation of another Trump presidency. Our latest podcast – Views on First: Speech & the Border – explores the First Amendment rights at stake. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...