Anons, what do you think, this is some very important news, see info and docs?, this will put a boot on the IC agencies and others. IC Agencies will really try to block this, imo.
News/Media Alliance and 100+ Media and Press Rights Organizations Call on Congress to Advance the PRESS Act By Charlotte McBirney October 10, 2024
On October 8, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined letters of support for the‘Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act’ (PRESS Act), led by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and joined by 107 news media and press rights organizations, including almost every state press association across the country. The letters urge the Senate to advance the bill this term and for the House to support the measure should it return to the House.
In January, the House passed the PRESS Act on a unanimous basis, led by RepresentativesKevin Kiley (R-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD). The Senate bill is led by Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Mike Lee (R-UT) and cosponsored by Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Ranking Member Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC). In June, the News/Media Alliance joined a letter with RCFP and over 50 other news media and press rights organizations, calling for the Senate to advance the bill. While time to pass legislation this term wanes, support for the PRESS Act continues to grow and the News/Media Alliance will continue to vigorously advocate for its passage.
https://www.newsmediaalliance.org/news-media-alliance-and-100-media-and-press-rights-organizations-call-on-congress-to-advance-the-press-act/
Reporters Committee urges Congress to pass PRESS Act
Post categories PROTECTING SOURCES AND MATERIALS
In letters to the House and Senate, a media coalition led by RCFP expressed strong support for the shield bill.
By REPORTERS COMMITTEEPosted on October 8, 2024
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is once again urging members ofCongress to pass a bipartisan shield bill that would establish robust federal protections for the newsgathering rights of journalists.
In separate letters sent on Oct. 8 to the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, the Reporters Committee and 107 news media and press rights organizations expressed strong support for the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act, or PRESS Act, which passed the House in January and is currently pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The PRESS Act would bar the federal government from using subpoenas, search warrants, or other compulsory actions against journaliststo force the disclosure of information identifying confidential sources as well as other newsgathering records, except in very limited circumstances. It would also broadlylimit the government’s ability to use the same actions against third parties, including email providers and search engines, to seize journalists’ data, with narrow exceptions. (James O’Keefe, Cheryl Atkinson, PDJT, Kash Patel, Devin Nunes examples)
The Reporters Committee’s letter to the Senate urges leadership to advance the PRESS Act and similarly urges Senators to support the measure if it does advance. In the letter to the House, the Reporters Committee commends members for passing the bill earlier this year and urges them to continue to support the measure if it returns to the chamber for another vote.
“The PRESS Act is a reasonable, common-sense measure to preserve the free flow of information to the public, as evidenced by its broad bipartisan support and the fact that 49 states and the District of Columbia have similar protections,” the letters state. “All reflect the reality that the press cannot fulfill its constitutionally recognized watchdog role without some safeguard for confidential source identities and sensitive newsgathering material.”
https://www.rcfp.org/press-act-letters-house-senate/