{"id":311771,"date":"2023-08-17T11:59:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T16:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?prc_email_campaign=police-raid-local-kansas-newspaper-a-look-at-pop-culture-x-accounts-as-a-source-of-breaking-news"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T18:31:52","slug":"police-raid-local-kansas-newspaper-a-look-at-pop-culture-x-accounts-as-a-source-of-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"prc_email_campaign","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/police-raid-local-kansas-newspaper-a-look-at-pop-culture-x-accounts-as-a-source-of-breaking-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Police raid local Kansas newspaper, a look at pop culture X accounts as a source of breaking news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/prc-logo\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/prc-logo.png?w=640\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-429038\" style=\"width:348px;height:52px\" width=\"348\" height=\"52\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-light-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-light-background-color has-background\"\/>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-08-17T11:59:46-04:00\">August 17, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading newsletter-title has-serif-font-family\" id=\"the-briefing\">The Briefing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f Happy Thursday!<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>The Briefing updates you on what\u2019s happened and what\u2019s coming in the news and information world \u2013 and what our data tells us about it. Not a subscriber yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/sign-up-for-the-briefing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Sign up here!<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In today&#8217;s email:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top story:<\/strong> Police raid local Kansas newspaper and seize computers, reporting materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Under the radar:<\/strong> Some social media users are getting breaking news from pop culture accounts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Looking ahead:<\/strong> A look at a network of partisan local newsrooms ahead of the 2024 election<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Chart of the week:<\/strong> Older and more experienced journalists are especially concerned about press freedoms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"top-story\">\ud83d\udd25&nbsp;<strong>Top story<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, law enforcement in Kansas <a href=\"https:\/\/kansasreflector.com\/2023\/08\/11\/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>raided the office of the Marion County Record<\/strong><\/a>, a family-owned weekly newspaper, and seized computers and reporting material. Experts are concerned that this unprecedented raid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcur.org\/news\/2023-08-14\/a-newspaper-raid-in-kansas-did-not-stop-the-presses-but-did-start-scrutiny-of-local-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">may be a violation<\/a> of the freedom of press guaranteed by the First Amendment. A <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/marion-kansas-newspaper-police-raid-51993acb6d3769184d28f81dbee66c43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">local prosecutor has now concluded<\/a> that the raid was unwarranted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most journalists in the United States are highly concerned about the future of press freedoms in the country, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/journalism\/2022\/06\/14\/journalists-highly-concerned-about-misinformation-future-of-press-freedoms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Pew Research Center survey<\/a> of nearly 12,000 journalists. <strong>57% of U.S. journalists <\/strong>surveyed say they are<strong> extremely or very concerned about potential restrictions on press freedoms <\/strong>in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Refer to the chart below for more data on how journalists differ in their views toward the future of press freedoms in the U.S.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"under-the-radar\">\ud83d\udd75\ufe0f&nbsp;<strong>Under the radar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A look at <strong>pop culture X (formerly Twitter) accounts<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/politics\/23827432\/pop-crave-pop-base-politics-election-2024-trump-biden-indictment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the rise of nontraditional news consumption <\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gen Z influencers<\/strong> are being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2023\/08\/14\/influenceable-texas-politics-ken-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recruited to defend impeached Texas attorney general<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How <strong>Fox<\/strong> leverages hit shows to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2023\/aug\/15\/fox-news-cable-carriage-fees-tv-world-cup-nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">charge higher carriage fees<\/a> and keep Fox News on the air<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local reporting<\/strong> on a businessman\u2019s use of a slur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/15\/business\/media\/antigay-slur-wausau-pilot-review.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spurs defamation suit and financial struggle<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How <strong>Spanish-language misinformation<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/climate-disinformation-spanish-misinformation-spreads-impacts-latinos-rcna98823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spreads on social media<\/a> amid climate disasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pro-government <strong>social media influencers in El Salvador <\/strong>seek to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/bukele-tiktok-youtube-influencers-disinformation-el-salvador-5523937ba0e499af71e7f2ff7e72eeac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">counter negative press from independent media<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"looking-ahead\">\ud83d\udcc5&nbsp;<strong>Looking ahead<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, we look at the growth of partisan news outlets ahead of the 2024 election. Progressive local news group Courier Newsroom is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/08\/15\/courier-newsroom-expansion-ahead-2024-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launching newsrooms<\/a> in Nevada, Texas and New Hampshire. Courier is a part of a public benefit corporation that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2021\/10\/26\/soros-hoffman-disinformation-tara-mcgowan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seeks to address disinformation<\/a> through investment in local news outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2019\/03\/26\/most-americans-especially-republicans-say-local-journalists-shouldnt-express-views-on-local-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2018 Pew Research Center survey<\/a>, 61% of Americans believe local journalists should not express their views on local issues, compared with 36% who say they should.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"chart-of-the-week\">\ud83d\udcca&nbsp;<strong>Chart of the week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Debates about press freedom took center stage this week. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2023\/05\/02\/most-u-s-journalists-are-concerned-about-press-freedoms\/#concerns-about-press-freedoms-by-journalists-age-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 survey of U.S. journalists<\/a> found that older and more experienced journalists have higher levels of concern about potential restrictions on freedom of the press than their younger peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5621\" href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/newsletter\/the-briefing\/the-briefing-2023-08-17\/image-1-png\/\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0d7d9\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/08\/image-1.png?resize=480,913 480w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/08\/image-1.png?resize=538,1023 538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/08\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5621 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0d7d9; width:337px;height:641px\" width=\"337\" height=\"641\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\ud83d\udc4b That&#8217;s all for this week.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Briefing is compiled by Pew Research Center staff, including Naomi Forman-Katz, Jacob Liedke, Sarah Naseer, Christopher St. Aubin and Emily Tomasik. 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