Claim 344

The Kansas Press Association's director said the raid infringed on journalists' rights and the public's right to know.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Kansas Press Association's director said the raid infringed on journalists' rights and the public's right to know.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Raid described as harming the newspaper's rights
About: incident 2023-marion-county-record-raid-kansas
Source: Police stage raid on Marion County newspaper, seizing computers, records and cellphones
Publisher: Kansas Reflector
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2023-08-11

Quotation from the source

An attack on a newspaper office through an illegal search is not just an infringement on the rights of journalists but an assault on the very foundation of democracy and the public's right to know.