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US Senator Tom Cotton Lies About Reporter's Shield Law, Blocks Vote

US Senator Tom Cotton Lies About Reporter's Shield Law, Blocks Vote

Cotton is not sticking it to some “cabal of legacy media” but rather he is ensuring that the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) will continue to have an easier time targeting journalists

Mississippi News Outlet Asks State Supreme Court To Stop Former Governor's Attack On Journalism

Mississippi News Outlet Asks State Supreme Court To Stop Former Governor's Attack On Journalism

Mississippi Today appealed a court decision ordering the news outlet to provide "newsgathering materials" to former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant

Newspaper In Kansas That Faced Illegal Police Raid Backs National Reporter's Shield Law

Newspaper In Kansas That Faced Illegal Police Raid Backs National Reporter's Shield Law

The PRESS Act has been waiting for markup by the Senate Judiciary Committee chaired by Sen. Dick Durbin.

Biden Administration Won't Say Whether They Support Federal Shield Law For Journalists

Biden Administration Won't Say Whether They Support Federal Shield Law For Journalists

In January, the House of Representatives passed a law to protect journalists. How come the White House doesn't want to talk about it?

US House Of Representatives Passes Reporter's Shield Law—Again

US House Of Representatives Passes Reporter's Shield Law—Again

The bill now moves to the U.S. Senate, where it has the support of Senators Ron Wyden, Mike Lee, and Dick Durbin, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source

Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly committed a Privacy Act violation against Chinese American scientist Yanping