A Kansas town will pay $850K to end a reporter's lawsuit over a 2023 raid on her paper's offices
A Kansas town's police raided a weekly newspaper's offices in 2023, which sparked national debate about press freedom. A former reporter at the paper sued the town over the raid. The town has agreed to pay $850,000 to settle the lawsuit.
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2 viewpointsRemember that raid on a small-town Kansas newspaper? The city has agreed to pay one reporter $850,000
Ran by 13 outlets across the spectrum· Seattle Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, +1 more
Three years after police raid on Kansas newspaper, reporter settles lawsuit for $850K
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1 viewpointRan by 13 outlets across the spectrum· WTOP Washington DC, Central Illinois Proud, +5 more
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0 viewpointsSame wire story as other lanes. No original Right take here.
Ran by 13 outlets across the spectrum· Jonesboro Sun, Winchester Star, +1 more