Mastodawn

"A federal judge ordered the parent agency of the Voice of America to return the network's 1,042 full-time employees who had been put on leave back to work by Monday, ruling that Trump administration official Kari Lake's efforts to dismantle the news outlet were 'arbitrary and capricious.'" #VoiceOfAmerica #VOA #KariLake #Trump #MAGA #authoritarianism #FirstAmendment
#FreedomOfThePress
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-s1-5751162/voice-of-america-lawsuit-kari-lake?orgid=278&uniquet&utm_att1

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If the oceans die, we die....1d ago

@jalefkowit
Because of CBS News capitulation to the fascist government of the United States of America myself and many people, I know that used to think it was a trusted new service no longer watch it. I also have quit watching anything on CBS. #fascist #Trump #FreedomOfThePress #CBS #ResistFascism

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos 3d ago

With Threats and Claims of ‘Treason,’ Trump Pressures Media on the War

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/business/media/trump-iran-media-coverage.html

Bi Sasquatch 4d ago

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair, Brendan Carr, is facing pushback from a Republican lawmaker after warning on Saturday that broadcasters could lose their licenses if they run what the federal agency deems “fake news” over the Iran conflict.

#Journalism #FreedomOfThePress #Censorship
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/15/fcc-chair-broadcasters-license-iran-war

Republican rebukes FCC chair’s threats to revoke broadcast licenses over Iran war

Senator Ron Johnson pushes back, saying he’s not in favor of government meddling in freedom of speech

The Guardian

Bi Sasquatch 4d ago

The Trump administration’s communications licensing tsar fired a warning shot over the US broadcasting industry Saturday, threatening to cancel the spectrum permits of broadcasters pushing what he termed “hoaxes and news distortions”.

#Journalism #FreedomOfThePress #Censorship
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/fcc-broadcast-permits-iran-war-news

FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war

Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverage

The Guardian

Absinthe 6d ago

The "unflattering" photos that fragile #Kegseth got he-motional over:

https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/s/YahIhnNE4o

#gopFailure #duiHire #trumpFail #FreedomOfThePress ##USpolitics

News Beep Mar 9

Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist Amal Shamali in Gaza attack | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Listen to this article | 4 mins info Palestinian journalist Amal Shamali, who worked as a correspondent for Qatar Radio,…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #FreedomofthePress #Gaza #Israel #Israel-Palestineconflict #MiddleEast #Palestine
https://www.newsbeep.com/425859/

Big Ben Feb 27

#JasmineCrockett owes not just a detailed apology to Elaine Godfrey but a thorough explanation to the entire public for why she thought this was in any way okay. We cannot allow the #RatchetEffect to make the #DNC think that the #FreedomOfthePress isn't a right.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/jasmine-crockett-rally-atlantic-reporter/686175/?gift=H1FyiNvqK9dBjgcP7HvnGGp_G0Ox7Ue6KH9NwGz1E5M

#USPol #GiftArticles #TexasSenate #FreedomOfSpeech #FirstAmendment