Article in The Washington Post by Kathleen Parker, 1/16/26
Headline: “Attacks on the press? America’s seen this before.”
Subhead: “A history of government vs. the media, from the Pentagon Papers to Obama”
“The FBI’s early wake-up call at a Washington Post reporter’s Virginia home and subsequent seizure of her phone and two laptops has sent chills through the Fourth Estate.
“Even non-journalists should be worried by what happened to Hannah Natanson, who found FBI agents at her front door at 6 a.m. Wednesday, wielding a search warrant. . .”
“Even though we’re accustomed to President Donald Trump’s contempt for the “fake” media, this unusually aggressive act felt Gestapo-like. . .”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/16/post-fbi-press-freedom-hannah-natanson/
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Article in Columbia Journalism Review by Riddhi Setty, 1/16/26
Headline: ” ‘A Trauma That You Carry’ “
Subhead: “An unprecedented attack on press freedom at the Washington Post.“
“. . .’ “You don’t just get over the federal government banging on your door at six in the morning,’ Burke said of the Natanson case. Two years later, much of his equipment remains in the FBI’s possession. . .”
“Journalists who have been targeted by government searches or surveillance said the Natanson incident reflects an alarming escalation of the Trump White House’s hostility toward the media. . .”
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