■ The U.S. Surgeon General has called for warning labels on social media apps he said might damage the mental health of adolescents.
■ A Vanderbilt University law professor has analyzed whether laws restricting speech on race and racism in public schools violate the First Amendment.
■ Alex Jones must liquidate his personal assets to pay for damages assessed in the Sandy Hook conspiracy suit, a federal judge has ruled, but the future of his Infowars platform is uncertain.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a California lawyer’s attempt to trademark “Trump Too Small.”
Into the void. Partisan-backed outlets intentionally masquerading as local news sites are now outpacing real local daily newspapers, Axios reported.
■ News/Media Alliance is the latest press-rights organization to join the push for PRESS Act passage.
Into the void. Partisan-backed outlets intentionally masquerading as local news sites are now outpacing real local daily newspapers, Axios reported.
■ News/Media Alliance is the latest press-rights organization to join the push for PRESS Act passage.
■ The chair of the House Oversight Committee announced he is launching a probe into the validity of the news-rating system NewsGuard.
■ The publisher and incoming editor of The Washington Post reportedly used fraudulently obtained records in news articles published in London.
■ The NYPD must release misconduct records to a news outlet that requested them two years ago, a New York Supreme Court justice ruled.
Book circle. An author reflected on the irony that his “Ban This Book” book has been banned by a Florida school district in a CBS News interview.
■ The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot authorize local school districts to remove books from library shelves.
■ A media organization will have to present details in a court hearing about The Covenant School shooting records that were leaked even as it continues its lawsuit to make those records public.
MS stakes. The playbook for dismantling a free press in America is wide open in Mississippi, declared editor Adam Ganucheau in a New York Times opinion piece.
■ As many newspapers struggle for survival, journalism behind bars has continued to grow, with one paper publishing continuously since 1887.
■ After spending a year in jail, U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial in Russia, accused of doing CIA work.
■ The future of The Epoch Times is uncertain following the arrest of an executive in a money-laundering investigation.
Book circle. An author reflected on the irony that his “Ban This Book” book has been banned by a Florida school district in a CBS News interview.
■ The Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled that the state cannot authorize local school districts to remove books from library shelves.
■ A media organization will have to present details in a court hearing about The Covenant School shooting records that were leaked even as it continues its lawsuit to make those records public.
■ A Massachusetts middle school that required a student to stop wearing an “only two genders” shirt did not violate free-speech rights, a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
MS stakes. The playbook for dismantling a free press in America is wide open in Mississippi, declared editor Adam Ganucheau in a New York Times opinion piece.
■ As many newspapers struggle for survival, journalism behind bars has continued to grow, with one paper publishing continuously since 1887.
■ After spending a year in jail, U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich will stand trial in Russia, accused of doing CIA work.
■ The future of The Epoch Times is uncertain following the arrest of an executive in a money-laundering investigation.
■ Howard Fineman, who lost his battle with cancer at 75, is remembered as a witty, encyclopedic political reporter.
Last laughs? First Amendment scholar Ronald K. L. Collins has examined the art of comedy in the era of cancel culture for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
■ Elon Musk has asked a California court to withdraw his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.
■ NewsBreak, the most downloaded U.S. news app with roots in China, writes “fiction” using AI, according to a Reuters report.
Last laughs? First Amendment scholar Ronald K. L. Collins has examined the art of comedy in the era of cancel culture for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
■ Elon Musk has asked a California court to withdraw his lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman.
■ NewsBreak, the most downloaded U.S. news app with roots in China, writes “fiction” using AI, according to a Reuters report.
■ Soothsaying is protected speech again in Virginia even though psychic mediums were in violation of a 45-year-old law.