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‘Emergency’ tracking of Comey cellphone location points to privacy erosion
If the government abuses the law to spy on a former FBI director, it could do the same to journalists and sources
Journalism isn’t incitement
No more presidential library slush funds
FPF, Demand Progress file ethics complaint against Judge Edward Artau
Judge ruled in Trump’s favor in frivolous Pulitzer suit before Trump appointing him to federal judiciary
No, reporting is not ‘incitement’
The Trump administration is trying to silence reporting about ICE by baselessly accusing journalists of inciting violence or lawlessness
LA journalists reflect on protest attacks
Plus: New Jersey prosecutors ignore Constitution
NJ reporters face unconstitutional charges for refusing to unpublish news
There’s no First Amendment exception for expunged arrest records, and any state law that says otherwise violates the Constitution
Pressing on: LA journalists face violence and push for accountability
Reporters spoke with Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) about their experiences covering protests and immigration raids in LA
The rise and fall of FOIA Gras
Tom Hayden proved the power of citizen journalism, but ultimately the burdens were too much to bear.
Paramount’s spineless capitulation
Plus: Exposing atrocities against Palestinian journalists
ICE wants to work in secret. We shouldn’t let it
Journalism about ICE is increasingly under attack by officials who prefer government propaganda
