Editorial: Local pols give us a laugh — and a lesson — in their clownish ticketing of a reporter
We were unaware until very recently that practicing journalism too “persistently” is against the law. At least that’s the case in Calumet City, Illinois, where Daily Southtown reporter Hank Sanders was cited multiple times for what the city said were violations of an ordinance barring “interference/hampering of city employees.” The crime: Sanders had reached out directly to several city ...
by Chicago Tribune Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Nov 08, 2023
1 minute
We were unaware until very recently that practicing journalism too “persistently” is against the law.
At least that’s the case in Calumet City, Illinois, where Daily Southtown reporter Hank Sanders was cited multiple times for what the city said were violations of
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