Charges against journalist Tim Burke are a ‘hack’ job

If the Burke prosecution succeeds, it will encourage the powerful to use a federal computer hacking law to attack reporting that embarrasses them or exposes their wrongdoing.

Indictment of journalist raises serious First Amendment concerns

Government seeks permanent seizure of journalist Tim Burke's computers

The Kids Online Safety Act will censor student journalists

Celebrate Student Press Freedom Day by telling Congress not to pass this self-defeating bill

Publishing government secrets shouldn’t be illegal

The DOJ must end the Assange case before it turns journalists into criminals

FPF explains the importance of the PRESS Act

Bipartisan bill would protect journalist-source confidentiality and put a stop to government surveillance of reporters

Defining Stories: Freedom of the Press Foundation’s 2023 Impact Report

FPF’s 2023 Impact Report details the strides we made in the past year, what we need to look back on, and where we hope to go from here. Our 2023 Impact Report — available now.

Why political rivals can and should come together for press freedom

It takes courage for politicians likely to be criticized by journalists to nonetheless stand up for their constitutional rights

Israel and US continue to ignore press freedom violations

As more and more journalists are killed and the international press remains shut out of Gaza, the time is now for the Biden administration to pressure Israel to act

New election blog catalogs media suppression by candidates, campaigns

Special project from U.S. Press Freedom Tracker collects and reports on press freedom aggressions by candidates and their teams running in 2024 federal elections

New Jersey anti-SLAPP law faces its first test

Here’s what journalists should watch for in the first case applying the state’s new law meant to protect against meritless anti-speech lawsuits