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When "Freedom of the Press" is under attack, newspapers/press/media have had their legal counsel file lawsuits against the government. But with the demise of re
by itsspring 6y ago
When "Freedom of the Press" is under attack, newspapers/press/media have had their legal counsel file lawsuits against the government. But with the demise of revenue for many newspapers (and many going out of business), I wonder if they will take those expensive steps.
- jonlucc 6y agoIf they don't respond in their reporters' interest, they won't have reporters risking arrest and hazard to report for them.
- viraptor 6y agoIt's not that clear cut fortunately. There are people who do this because they really believe it should be done. Even without large org support, they'll be out there. See for example https://unicornriot.ninja/ https://unicornriot.ninja/ which was on the ground, live streaming from the early days of the protest in Minneapolis.
- apazzolini 6y agoAre you aware of a foundation I can donate to that will explicitly use the money in these types of lawsuits against the government?
- colejohnson66 6y agoACLU?
- itsspring 6y agoThe ACLU has too many objectives, so I don't think defending journalism is their primary goal. This fund is probably better, dollar for dollar: https://www.spj.org/ldf.asp https://www.spj.org/ldf.asp
- itsspring 6y agohttps://www.spj.org/ldf.asp https://www.spj.org/ldf.asp