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Committee holds Senate Bill 318 on foreign-media disclosure for further scope review
Summary
Sen. Baldwin presented Senate Bill 318 to require disclosure of foreign media ownership and funding; committee accepted an amendment dividing administrative responsibilities and agreed to hold the bill for a week to refine scope and definitions.
Senator Baldwin told the House Judiciary Committee that Senate Bill 318 would require disclosure of foreign ownership and funding for media entities that serve Indiana and would give Hoosiers more information about foreign influence in outlets that reach them. "Senate Bill 3 18 just requires disclosure and access of foreign media," Baldwin said during an opening presentation to the committee.
The bill, as described by the author, would: define foreign and local media entities; require disclosure of foreign media ownership to the Secretary of State; allow a state agency to issue an accreditation or…
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