Will Terror Attacks Stymie Support of Creative Freedom?

Variety: In the wake of Sony’s trouble-plagued release of “The Interview” and the subsequent terror attack on the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, one suspects the big chill is already setting in.

That’s because for all the talk about protecting freedoms and “Je suis Charlie” declarations, the major media companies that greenlight movies and TV shows are, first and foremost, businesses. And while they have grown through mergers, that expansive size can sometimes expose a soft underbelly.