#15 - Is This the End of the U.S. Free Press?

The award-winning journalist behind the podcast S-Town, Brian Reed, says a civil-rights era US Supreme Court decision that protects journalists is under threat.

Brian tells the story of the landmark press freedom case of New York Times v. Sullivan (1964).

What it made possible? And what happens to journalism in the US if it falls now?

Guest: 

• Brian Reed, host of Question Everything and S-Town

Case: 

• New York Times v. Sullivan (376 U.S. 254) (1964)

Co-Hosts: 

• Melissa Castan, Professor of Law, Monash University 
• James Pattison

Brian's podcasts:

• S-Town (Serial Productions / New York Times)
• The Trojan Horse Affair (Serial Productions / New York Times)
• Question Everything (Placement Theory)

Creators and Guests

Host

James Pattison

Creator of Miniature Podcasts.

What is Case In Point?

Courtroom dramas told by the people who know them best. A MINIATURE PODCAST.

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