Georgia repubs propose a "journalism ethics board"

[Demovictory9]

A board to oversee Georgia journalists sounds like Orwellian fiction. The proposal is all too real.

The bill — a proposal to oversee journalists sponsored by six Republican lawmakers — is no wacky prank.

Pretty clearly, it’s an effort to lock watchdog reporters in a soundproof kennel where the public can’t hear their warning barks.

“Frankly, this is the kind of proposal one would expect to surface in a banana republic, not the Peach State,” Griffiths said.

Echoing the government’s Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s dystopian novel, “1984,” the proposal would establish a “Journalism Ethics Board” to create professional standards for news people.

And, among other provisions, it would require reporters to surrender their recordings, photographs and notes to an interviewee upon request. If a news outlet refuses, it would be subject to legal action and fines.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/a-board-to-oversee-georgia-journalists-sounds-like-orwellian-fiction-the-proposal-is-all-too-real/2019/04/08/dffcd33a-5a16-11e9-842d-7d3ed7eb3957_story.html?utm_term=.bf16067fe193

[KelleyKramer]

1. That's exactly what dictators do

They aren't even trying to hide it anymore, Republicans hate that the US is a democracy