open record

COMMENTARY
Jerry Ryan delivers Wednesday's edition of the Marion County Record to distribution worker Bev Baldwin. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Kansas newspaper raid draws plenty of attention, but journalists defy threats across U.S.

BY: - August 20, 2023

After Kansas Reflector reported on the ignominious and unconstitutional raid of the Marion County Record on Aug. 11, news outlets and commentators from across Kansas and the nation followed suit throughout the weekend. The voices of those who value a free press and free expression were overwhelming in their force and intensity. Eight days later, […]