Partisan Attacks Overshadow Hearing on Press Freedoms
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The hearing was ostensibly about protecting journalists' sources, but was used by Rep. Jim Jordan to peddle conspiracy theories and attack the media.
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Witnesses Sharyl Attkisson and Catherine Herridge portrayed themselves as conservative martyrs persecuted by the media.
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Herridge claimed she was unfairly fired by CBS News for reporting critical stories about Biden, and that CBS seized her confidential documents.
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Jordan suggested a pattern of journalists being targeted for criticizing the government.
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The real issue of protecting press freedoms was overshadowed by partisan attacks on the media by Jordan and the witnesses.