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Georgia lawmakers consider bill that takes aim at the state's journalists [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Georgia lawmakers consider bill that takes aim at the state's journalists
Khushbu Shah in Atlanta
Thu 11 Apr 2019 07.00 BST Last modified on Thu 11 Apr 2019 07.02 BST
In a move slammed by proponents of press freedom, Georgia politicians are considering a law that would create a journalism board to oversee the work of journalists in the state.
The move, introduced by the Republican state legislator Andrew Welch just before he resigned his seat, has generated widespread outrage, though it fits into a pattern of attacks on the media by Republican figures, including Donald Trump.
Some of the suggestions in House Bill 734, the “Ethics in Journalism Act”, include recruiting and appointing nine members from media outlets to oversee their fellow journalists to “issue formal advisory opinions” and conduct investigations of complaints – though how complaints are to be submitted and who would be able to submit complaints are not clarified.
Also, anyone interviewed by a journalist could request any photographs, audio and video – at no cost – and it has to be handed over in three business days. The burden of costs would fall on the media outlet. Also, there will be a “civil penalty” of $100 a day for failing to respond within three business days.
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Khushbu Shah in Atlanta
Thu 11 Apr 2019 07.00 BST Last modified on Thu 11 Apr 2019 07.02 BST
In a move slammed by proponents of press freedom, Georgia politicians are considering a law that would create a journalism board to oversee the work of journalists in the state.
The move, introduced by the Republican state legislator Andrew Welch just before he resigned his seat, has generated widespread outrage, though it fits into a pattern of attacks on the media by Republican figures, including Donald Trump.
Some of the suggestions in House Bill 734, the “Ethics in Journalism Act”, include recruiting and appointing nine members from media outlets to oversee their fellow journalists to “issue formal advisory opinions” and conduct investigations of complaints – though how complaints are to be submitted and who would be able to submit complaints are not clarified.
Also, anyone interviewed by a journalist could request any photographs, audio and video – at no cost – and it has to be handed over in three business days. The burden of costs would fall on the media outlet. Also, there will be a “civil penalty” of $100 a day for failing to respond within three business days.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/11/georgia-lawmakers-consider-bill-that-takes-aim-at-the-states-journalists
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