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Americans disturbed by Israel’s Al Jazeera ban should oppose censorship at home
The news outlet’s silencing serves as a cautionary tale for the U.S., following its flurry of censorial bills and court cases
Public must have access to U.S. report on military aid
Biden administration has no reason to withhold Congressional report on how foreign recipients of U.S. military assistance comply with human rights law
Cops on campus arrest, bully journalists
As police stormed several college campuses in recent days and arrested hundreds of students protesting the Israel-Gaza war, the free press was also under attack. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Carlos Sanchez, a photojournalist for the local Fox affiliate, as he was covering protests at the University of Texas at Austin. But police can’t seem to make up their minds about what, exactly, they want us to believe Sanchez did wrong, repeatedly bringing then dropping charges against the photographer.