Publisher Eric Meyer says his newspaper in #Kansas had been investigating the local police chief prior to the raids on his office and home. https://thehandbasket.substack.com/p/a-conversation-with-the-newspaper
“Such egregious attempts to interfere with news reporting cannot go unchecked in a democracy. Law enforcement can, and should, be held accountable for any violations of The Record’s legal rights.” - PEN America’s journalism and disinformation program director, Shannon Jankowski. https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-police-raid-on-kansas-newspaper-almost-certainly-violates-federal-law/
“Marion city police and the Marion County sheriff’s office did something on Friday that no government agency in America has any right to do. They shut down a newspaper.” - Wichita Eagle and KC Star editorial boards https://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article278199777.html#storylink=cpy
@w7voa unless they just solved a serial killing, none of those cops should see freedom again.
