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
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“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/