SAG-AFTRA Says Media Has Obligation to Question Those in Power
Journalists "have an obligation to monitor and question those in power," said entertainment industry union SAG-AFTRA in a statement Monday on “the Rights of a Free and Unencumbered Press.” SAG-AFTRA includes broadcast and online journalists as members, and “champions the…
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rights of a free press, whose primary role is to provide citizens with the information they need to effectively govern a democracy,” the release said. “As working professionals, members of the news media have an obligation to verify the accuracy of what they report, with loyalty only to their readers, listeners and viewers and not to any political party, affiliation, or ideology.” SAG-AFTRA is the successor union to the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. Members of President Donald Trump's administration have been critical of media.