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FREE SPEECHWe’ve written in this column recently about challenges facing the news industry overall, and the world of alternative news media is no different. Three of the Monterey County Weekly’s

FREE SPEECHThere were many stories from around the world about struggles and risks to safety, and even life, for journalists in 2023. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker monitors threats to

FREE SPEECHOverall, 2023 was not a good year for the media industry. The firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reports that 19,881 jobs have been eliminated from the industry in 2023

FREE SPEECHHow to cover the president’s press conferences when the president is lying? It seems the TV news finally figured it out, as the American electorate gave him the boot.

FREE SPEECHMental health challenges for journalists have been well documented in recent years, but the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors and the Huck Boyd National Center for Community Media

FREE SPEECHThe Ralph M. Brown Act governs public meetings in California, requiring most topics to be discussed in open session, with a few exceptions. On Aug. 11, the board of

FREE SPEECHIn its first action after selecting a new Speaker (Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana), the House of Representatives voted to pass a resolution, 412-10, expressing solidarity with Israel in the

FREE SPEECHHateful Zoom-bombers have found a way to disrupt local government meetings all over the country. Many jurisdictions continued the pandemic-era practice of allowing virtual public comment, allowing members of

FREE SPEECHSince Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel responded by declaring war on Hamas, at least 8,000 people in Gaza and 1,400 people in Israel have been killed,

FREE SPEECHMonterey County Superior Court is, in general, open to the public and the press. Media coverage that goes beyond the use of a pen and notepad requires a court