We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple

We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple

Nan Levinson For all the deserved criticism of the American media, it remains one of the strongest pillars propping up what’s left of democracy in a time that’s been anything but good for the First Amendment. The post We Can’t Afford to Let the Fourth Estate Topple appeared first on The Nation.

The Fourth Estate drags Parliament to RTI Commission over information on foreign medical travels

The Fourth Estate has petitioned the Right To Information (RTI) Commission to compel Parliament to release information on the amounts the legislature has spent on the foreign medical travels of its officials from 2018 to 2024. The decision to petition the Commission follows the persistent refusal of Parliament’s Information Officer and the Speaker to release the information. The Fourth Estate wrote an RTI request to the legislative arm on March …