By Michael A. Anastasi
Rarely are lawmakers across the political spectrum so unified. And rarely do they act so rapidly.
As we commemorate National Newspaper Week this year, Oct. 4-10, I’ve been considering the question why America Needs Journalists. My thoughts seem to always return to a 16-year-old Tennessee girl.
And injustice.
A couple of years ago, my team at The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville launched an extensive investigative project.
Under an arcane state law…