Today, the Chronicle is back to pushing its favorite special-interest legislation (of course they don’t call it that — special interests are things that other groups want but that the Chronicle executive editorial leadership opposes).
The news pages inform readers that Texas media organizations will again be pushing for a journalist shield law in the next legislative session.
And the editorial page runs an op-ed pushing for a journalist shield law in the next legislative session.
As we’ve stated before, we see no reason that professional journalists need the legislature to confer on them any special privileges not already granted by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Still, look for the Chron to keep beating its special-interest drum on this issue. Unfortunately.
PREVIOUSLY: Texas shield law for journalists rears its head again, Give us an example of why journalists need shield law, Chron: Now the journalist shield law is too weak.
RELATED: David Shaw — Shield laws are for me, not for you (Matt Welch).
