Freedom of the press is great, until you're the target
The people trying to gut the first amendment.
Question Everything · Brian Reed
April 24, 202539m 41s
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Show Notes
<p dir="ltr">For decades, a Supreme Court decision called New York Times vs Sullivan was widely beloved by people across the political spectrum. Hailed as a decision that gave the first amendment teeth and made our country great.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">But recently, under our noses, some of the same people who once sang its praises have turned against it. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">The story of the growing movement that is trying to get the Supreme Court to overturn one of the strongest protections for speech and the press in America.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">This is part one of a two part series about the book <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/murder-the-truth-threats-intimidation-and-a-secret-campaign-to-protect-the-powerful-david-enrich/21543213?ean=9780063372900&next=t">Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful</a>, by Times investigative editor David Enrich.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">“Question Everything” is a production of<a href="http://www.kcrw.org/"> KCRW</a> and<a href="http://www.placementtheory.com/"> Placement Theory</a>.</p>
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