
Episode 528 • • 29:26 - 33:43
528: Zero Risk Society
Criminalization of Unlicensed Journalism and Anti-Government Literature
Legal efforts are reportedly underway to define journalists strictly as those working under editors, effectively criminalizing independent or unlicensed publishing. In the Justin Miles Jasper case, prosecutors cited "anti-government literature" as evidence of intent, raising concerns about the broad interpretation of political speech. This trend is viewed as a move toward restricting the First Amendment rights of podcasters and independent writers.
