by jpitney | Dec 24, 2020 | Congress, Journalism
Brooks DuBose at The Capital Gazette: President Donald Trump signed into law Wednesday a bipartisan bill authorizing a national monument to honor slain journalists, included the five people killed in the 2018 attack on the Capital Gazette newsroom. The Fallen...
by jpitney | Dec 14, 2020 | Journalism
From the Chicago Daily Herald: In normal times, the president’s signature on a bill that passed both houses of Congress on overwhelming voice votes would be a foregone conclusion. Considering that these are not exactly normal times in American politics and that...
by jpitney | Dec 11, 2020 | Journalism
Brooks DuBose at The Capital Gazette: An effort to honor slain journalists with a national memorial took a significant step forward Wednesday as Congress passed a bipartisan bill authorizing its planning and construction in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Senate approved...
by jpitney | Sep 28, 2020 | Journalism
Last week, the House passed the Fallen Journalists Memorial Act. Marlon Hanson at The Focus Daily News: “Washington has many monuments honoring those who have sacrificed their lives to protect our freedoms – yet, there is no memorial on public land to recognize the...
