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Chilling effect of Assange prosecution on display in Signalgate
Criminal charges should be the furthest thing from reporters’ minds when news falls in their laps
Local news fights press threats
Plus: When the First Amendment fails, try the Fifth
How shareholders can stop media outlets from ‘bribing’ Trump
Media executives considering settling Trump’s frivolous lawsuits are scared of getting sued. They should be
FCC’s investigation into CBS is a scare tactic, spectacle, and show trial
Highlights from the public comments on the FCC’s unconstitutional “news distortion” investigation
Student arrests threaten press freedom
Plus: Max Frankel’s press freedom legacy
Local news publishers share how they survived attacks on press freedom
When authorities attacked their local newspapers for coverage with which they disagreed, the outlets themselves became the story
If the First Amendment doesn’t work, try the Fifth
If officials say newsgathering is illegal, subpoenaed journalists should take them at their word
FPF statement on arrest of Tufts student
If reports that Ozturk’s arrest was over an op-ed are accurate, it is absolutely appalling
If Trump can deport pro-Palestinian activists, journalists could be next
India’s revocation of U.S. journalist’s citizenship status is a cautionary tale
Texas anti-SLAPP bills risk chilling consumer speech
Lawsuits that suppress speech hurt the public and business, Public Citizen Litigation Group attorney Paul Levy told us.
