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📢 文末扫码进裙，免费领取双语精读讲义 Trump’s threat to the media: time to pass the Press Act Bipartisan legislation offers historic protections for journalists, banning secret surveillance and ensuring source confidentiality The Guardian Press freedom Dec 10, 2024 | 557 words | ★★★ ★ ☆ Fears of a press crackdown under Donald Trump’s second term deepened with his nomination of Kash Patel as FBI director – given his calls for retribution against journalists. Yet a rare chance to protect press freedom has emerged. The bipartisan Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (Press) Act, the strongest press freedom legislation in US history, is on the brink of a vote. While President-elect Trump has urged Republicans to block it, the Senate could still deliver it to Joe Biden before the lame-duck session ends in January. The Press Act would ban secret government demands for journalists’ communications from tech giants such as Google or Verizon
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