Journalists, including former CBS News reporter Catherine Herridge, are testifying before the House Judiciary Committee today:
The House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government will hold a hearing on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. ET. The hearing, "Fighting for a Free Press: Protecting Journalists and their Sources," will examine the federal government's infringement on the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, as well as federal shield law proposals.
Earlier this year a judge held Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to reveal her sources for an investigation that took place when she worked for Fox News:
A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge in civil contempt on Thursday for refusing to divulge her source for a series of Fox News stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged.
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper in Washington imposed a fine of $800 per day until Herridge reveals her source, but the fine will not go into effect immediately to give her time to appeal.
In Herridge's statement, she made it clear that investigative journalism is on life support (actual journalism in the mainstream media is nearly nonexistent):
"If confidential sources are not protected, I fear investigative journalism is dead."
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 11, 2024
Fearless investigative journalist Catherine Herridge gives powerful testimony on the perilous state of investigative journalism in America.pic.twitter.com/40cBtAQMRT
BREAKING: Fired and silenced former @CBS correspondent Catherine Herridge (@CBS_Herridge), who is known for her Hunter Biden laptop reporting before she was sacrificed, gives an opening statement to the House Committee Hearing on the Press Act, noting the importance of Press… pic.twitter.com/y607KQcf0w
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 11, 2024
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During her testimony, Herridge explained what she was working on when all of a sudden she was locked out of the building and had her files seized:
JUST IN: Reporter Catherine Herridge testifies that CBS News locked her out of the building and seized all her files, says she was working with sources to "expose government corruption."
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 11, 2024
Nothing at all going on here, folks.
"CBS News’ decision to seize my reporting records… pic.twitter.com/XDuQEjyHcd
Here's the full post:
Reporter Catherine Herridge testifies that CBS News locked her out of the building and seized all her files, says she was working with sources to "expose government corruption."
Nothing at all going on here, folks.
"CBS News’ decision to seize my reporting records crossed a red line that I believe should never be crossed by any media organization."
"Multiple sources said they were concerned that by working with me to expose government corruption and misconduct they would be identified and exposed."
"CBS News locked me out of the building and seized hundreds of pages of my reporting files, including confidential source information."
For some reason, we're guessing that if the "government corruption" Herridge was working to expose had anything to do with Trump she might still have her job at CBS News.
Legacy media is fully controlled by US intel.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 11, 2024
Change my mind.
Russia hoax.
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 11, 2024
Hunter Biden laptop story.
Two perfect examples.
CBS is awful. pic.twitter.com/obYcGNBqR8
— Molly Pitcher (@AmericanMama86) April 11, 2024
Most media outlets only admitted the laptop was real after the original narrative had served its purpose and the 2020 election was over.
The large corporate media and the Democrat Party are one and the same. She was just too close to the truth so CBS had to try to stop her. https://t.co/fRbdX6bE7e
— Mark Meckler (@MarkMeckler) April 11, 2024
Herridge got too close to the truth and now somebody's trying to ruin her career and apparently bankrupt her. That sure sounds familiar.
The supreme irony is that CBS News has a show about rooting out "disinformation" and reporting the truth in the works. It would be funny if it weren't so bereft of self-awareness.
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