Is 'Free Speech' Dying In America's Newsrooms?

Daily Mail: Death of free speech in the US: How a terrifying revolution sweeping newsrooms sees journalists who deviate from the new liberal orthodoxy hounded out - while 62 per cent of ordinary Americans are too frightened to speak their mind

You might never have come across Bon Appetit, a glossy monthly magazine which serves up a cosy mix of gourmet recipes, wine reviews and lifestyle tips to its 1.5 million readers.

It is hard to imagine a less controversial publication, or one that's more quintessentially American with its aspirational blend of self-improvement and conspicuous consumption – and it has been attracting record digital subscriptions thanks to lockdown tips for banana bread and avocado toast.

But popularity counted for nothing when a picture appeared online showing its editor of ten years, Adam Rapoport, dressed as a Puerto Rican at a Halloween fancy dress party. At a stroke he was out, branded a racist.

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WNU Editor: This trend of purging people with opposite political views first started in universities and entertainment/Hollywood a few decades ago. A purge that has unfortunately now resulted in very little if any diversity of thought/opinion in many of these institutions. And as for major newsrooms. They have always been left of center, but the purge of "conservative" and even "moderate" journalists has certainly intensified in the past few years. And as for news web sites on the web that do not toe the progressive orthodoxy, being banned on social media platforms and in search engine results is now becoming more and more common. And I am speaking from personal experience. WNU's Google search results disappeared for a half a day a few weeks ago .... It Appears That Goolgle Has A Black List Of Conservative Sites (War News Updates Is On The List) (July 22, 2020).

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