Nick MartinAug 12, 2023

Police in Marion, Kansas (population 1,852) effectively shut down the town's only newspaper on Friday, raiding it and seizing most of its equipment, including cell phones of its journalists.

The raid took place after the paper received information that a local restaurant owner, who's very politically connected, had been arrested for drunken driving.
https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/

Police stage 'chilling' raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones • Kansas Reflector

In an unprecedented raid Friday, local law enforcement seized computers, cellphones and reporting materials from the Marion County Record office, the newspaper's reporters, and the publisher's home.

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> Police notified Newell, who then complained at a city council meeting that the newspaper had illegally obtained and disseminated sensitive documents, which isn’t true.

See how easy this is, mainstream journalists?

Aug 12, 2023 at 5:59amWeb