News about U.S. Journalism and the First Amendment
Into the void. Partisan-backed outlets intentionally masquerading as local news sites are now outpacing real local daily newspapers, Axios reported. ■ News/Media Alliance is the latest press-rights organization to join the push for PRESS Act passage. ■ The chair of the House Oversight Committee announced he is launching a probe into the validity of the news-rating system NewsGuard. ■ The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post reportedly used fraudulently obtained records in news articles published in London. MS stakes. The playbook for dismantling a free press in America is wide open in Mississippi, declared editor Adam Ganucheau in a New York Times opinion piece. ■ As many newspapers struggle for survival, journalism behind bars has continued to grow, with one paper publishing continuously since 1887. ■ After spending a year in jail, U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand t...