On World Press Freedom Day, Menendez, Blumenthal, Swalwell Reintroduce Bill to Protect Journalists
May 04, 2023
May 04, 2023
WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 3, 2023:
On World Press Freedom Day, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), alongside Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), re-introduced legislation to strengthen protections for journalists and the free press when engaging in essential newsgathering. The Journalist Protection Act would make intentionally harming or intimidating a working journalist a federal cr . . .
On World Press Freedom Day, U.S. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), alongside Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), re-introduced legislation to strengthen protections for journalists and the free press when engaging in essential newsgathering. The Journalist Protection Act would make intentionally harming or intimidating a working journalist a federal cr . . .