■ A fifth of Americans get their news from social media influencers, most of whom don’t abide by professional editorial standards, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
■ Some 11th-hour court filings have created chaos in The Onion’s bid to acquire Alex Jones’ conspiratorial website Infowars.
‘Kill’ bill. President-elect Donald Trump has directed congressional Republicans to block passage of the reporter shield bill known as the PRESS Act.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a Jan. 6 defendant who claimed that a law banning picketing or demonstrating at the U.S. Capitol was a First Amendment violation.■ Supreme Court justices will not hear a legal challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packaging include graphic images showing the effects of smoking.
■ Some 11th-hour court filings have created chaos in The Onion’s bid to acquire Alex Jones’ conspiratorial website Infowars.
■ State laws that target
AI-generated media deepfakes have raised serious First Amendment concerns.
Maybe later. Many people disappointed in the results of this last election have tuned out the news media and tuned in to their mental health, The Washington Post reported.
■ Working to reduce its workforce, The Associated Press notified employees that layoffs and buyouts are forthcoming.
■ Saying it is positioning itself for growth in the streaming era, Comcast announced it was spinning off its cable TV networks, which includes MSNBC.
■ Chuck Woolery, the well-known television game-show host turned right-wing podcaster, has died.
Shaky book case. Florida government has again made a legal argument that book removals in public schools are ‘government speech,’ and therefore protected by the First Amendment.
■ More than 100 books have been pulled from the library shelves of Florida schools, according to a list compiled by the state’s Department of Education.
■ A Tennessee librarian recalled the pulling of 150 book titles as ‘literally heartbreaking.’■ Working to reduce its workforce, The Associated Press notified employees that layoffs and buyouts are forthcoming.
■ Saying it is positioning itself for growth in the streaming era, Comcast announced it was spinning off its cable TV networks, which includes MSNBC.
■ Chuck Woolery, the well-known television game-show host turned right-wing podcaster, has died.
Shaky book case. Florida government has again made a legal argument that book removals in public schools are ‘government speech,’ and therefore protected by the First Amendment.
■ More than 100 books have been pulled from the library shelves of Florida schools, according to a list compiled by the state’s Department of Education.
‘Kill’ bill. President-elect Donald Trump has directed congressional Republicans to block passage of the reporter shield bill known as the PRESS Act.
■ The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from a Jan. 6 defendant who claimed that a law banning picketing or demonstrating at the U.S. Capitol was a First Amendment violation.
Old-time religion? Elementary schools in Texas will be allowed to teach Bible-infused lessons in classrooms after the state’s board of education voted to approve the curriculum.
■ Oklahoma has established an Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism at the state’s Department of Education.
■ Court rulings have temporarily blocked a Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms as appeals persist.
■ Oklahoma has established an Office of Religious Liberty and Patriotism at the state’s Department of Education.
■ Court rulings have temporarily blocked a Louisiana requirement that the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms as appeals persist.
