"Let's make no mistake: we are living in a time when the first amendment is under siege here at home, she said at an annual dinner for reporters covering Congress convened by the Washington Press Club. Facts are challenged, truth is distorted, and the press is treated by those in power as an enemy, fake news, rather than vital partner."
"Pelosi called the arrest last month of former CNN anchor Don Lemon as well as the search of Post reporter Hannah Natanson's home, in which the FBI seized several electronic devices, an affront to press freedom meant to scare, chill and silence. But amid that political intimidation, we must also reckon with an ongoing and accompanying threat, the former speaker continued."
Press freedom in the United States faces simultaneous threats from government actions and corporate decisions. The arrest of a prominent journalist and an FBI search of a reporter's home, during which electronic devices were seized, were described as affronts intended to scare, chill and silence. Facts are being challenged, truth distorted, and the press is labeled an enemy and fake news. Concurrently, mass layoffs at the Washington Post—around one third of staff—reflect a broader pattern of newsroom hollowing driven by corporate choices. A free press cannot fulfill its mission when starved of resources, and weakened newsrooms undermine democracy.
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