Molly White
don’t let the failures of some (major) news outlets disillusion you with media as a whole. and ESPECIALLY don’t let those failures desensitize you to attacks on free expression.
we can criticize media failures while also fiercely defending media freedom.
Molly White
it is scary to see people responding to trump’s baseless lawsuits against the NYT and others with a shrug because of their complaints about those outlets’ coverage of him.
we can oppose lawfare against media institutions AND ALSO hold those institutions properly to account for poor coverage.
allowing authoritarians to target media institutions you don’t like only works until they decide to start targeting the ones you do — often ones with far fewer resources than the NYT and its ilk.
CaliCarol
yeah, you're right. But can we mock them later?
Molly White
@jawarajabbi we can mock them now! we should absolutely criticize and demand more from these outlets that have been letting us down, while also not abiding wholesale attacks on the free press.
Molly White
@Dame_ there is no amount of FA that should be used to justify taking away basic rights like free expression. there can be consequences for terrible reporting, but they should not come via weaponizing the courts against newsrooms (no matter how bad we think those newsrooms are)
Dame_
@molly0xfff So do we just abandone FAFO? Or is it only selectively applied?
Molly White
@noondlyt your distinction doesn’t matter. legal attacks on the big guys will hurt the independent journalists more than anyone.
LAUREN
@molly0xfff Only the network broadcast and big paper media outlets.
I love independent journalism and don't even think about it being in the same category.
Molly White
@richardgunther ... what
Richard Gunther 🏳️🌈🇺🇸
@molly0xfff Free expression, as in not capitalizing sentences? Not sure I understand how that’s going to make the difference.
Molly White
@richardgunther that makes two of us
Richard Gunther 🏳️🌈🇺🇸
@molly0xfff Sorry…I rolled my eyes out loud
Molly White
@timothyjohnson for which bit, opposing lawfare or holding institutions to account?
Timothy Johnson
@molly0xfff
Respectfully, what can we do at this point?
Molly White
@timothyjohnson mobilizing for legal defense where necessary. supporting the PRESS Act, state shield laws, and a federal anti-SLAPP law to proactively protect. building trust in media by supporting high quality reporters and newsrooms while pushing low quality ones to do better (or withdrawing support/boycotting)
Timothy Johnson
@molly0xfff
Lawfare.
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