Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ campaign rally in Ohio Friday for Republican Senate candidate and author J.D. Vance is encountering opposition from news organizations who object to organizers’ unusual condition of requiring access to their video footage of the event.
Turning Point Action, a youth-focused conservative nonprofit founded by Trump supporter Charlie Kirk, is requiring any media covering the rally to agree to give the group “access to footage for archival and promotional purposes, upon request, and to know in what manner the footage will be utilized.”
Journalists say the restriction is extremely rare and a potential intrusion on press freedom.