Wednesday, November 04, 2020

Sen. Cantwell releases report on local journalism

 

Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) has released a report titled “Local Journalism: America’s Most Trusted News Sources Threatened.” 

The report outlines how changes in the information marketplace and the dominance of online platforms pose an existential threat to local news publishers, says the News Media Alliance. The report notes the vital importance of high-quality journalism to our communities and calls for the restoration of local journalism, including through Congressional action, says the Alliancehttps://www.newsmediaalliance.org/statement-senator-cantwell-report-local-news/

The publication of the report came ahead of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s hearing on Oct. 28 examining Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The heads of Twitter, Facebook and Alphabet/Google testified at the hearing. https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/10/does-section-230-s-sweeping-immunity-enable-big-tech-bad-behavior

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has announced Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear voluntarily before the committee on Nov. 17.

The hearing will focus on the “platforms’ censorship and suppression of New York Post articles,” says a release from Graham.

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