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The Independent reports:
An effort to pass a sweeping measure aimed at protecting press freedoms was struck down in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday night. The journalism shield law — which would limit the federal government’s ability to force disclosure of journalists’ sources — drew strong objections from Trump.
Arkansas GOP Sen. Tom Cotton blocked Oregon Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden’s request for unanimous consent to pass the bill, calling the legislation “a threat to U.S. national security and an insult to basic fairness in the principle of equality before the law.”
Though the U.S. House passed its version of the bill through voice vote earlier this year, Trump in November urged congressional Republicans “must kill this bill.”
Read the full article. As you can see below, Cotton is parroting Elon Musk’s claim that “the people” are now the media.
The Press Act creates a federally protected cabal of legacy media at a time when the people are becoming the journalists on platforms such as X.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) December 9, 2024
Actually, this isn’t correct. It covers anyone reporting news, including those who publish exclusively on platforms like X. From the bill text:
“The term ‘covered journalist’ means a person who regularly gathers, prepares, collects, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports,…
— David Keating (@DavidLKeating) December 10, 2024
Sounds like privacy protection for journalists (including social media companies .. like X)
Do the folks in Arkansas enjoy being forced to divulge private information to the government? pic.twitter.com/W3z9239ywE
— UnderDog (@NoFear_DogHere) December 9, 2024
Tom Cotton defends his opposition to the PRESS Act by citing journalism during the Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars which exposed to Americans that their government was lying to them about the state of the campaigns https://t.co/ZfG6OguWpf pic.twitter.com/uhGieLY80R
— a newsman (@a_newsman) December 10, 2024