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Freedom of the Press Foundation

Freedom of the Press Foundation protects, defends, and empowers public-interest journalism in the 21st century.

News & Advocacy

Get the latest news on secrecy, surveillance, and whistleblowers.

Press Freedom Tracker

Systematically documenting press freedom violations in the United States.

Guides & Training

How-to guides on how to protect yourself in the age of mass surveillance.

SecureDrop

Enabling secure communication between journalists and anonymous sources.

Recent News

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Now’s the time: Tell Sen. Durbin to advance the PRESS Act, the historic press freedom legislation

Sen. Dick Durbin has an opportunity to advance landmark protections for journalists.

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California judge buries censorship order in the fine print

Newspaper group refuses to comply with unconstitutional order.

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Welcoming Rainey Reitman as board president of Freedom of the Press Foundation

Rainey Reitman succeeds NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden as FPF's board president.

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Projects

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SecureDrop

Through this widely used open source platform, we are enabling whistleblowers to communicate anonymously and securely with news organizations.
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

We are systematically documenting press freedom violations in the United States. A partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists and leading press freedom groups.
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Dangerzone

Dangerzone is an open source desktop application that takes potentially dangerous PDFs, office documents, or images and converts them to safe PDFs.
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Archive the News

By archiving threatened outlets, we are preventing billionaires from deciding what news is fit to stay online.
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Haven

An open source app that anyone can use to protect personal spaces and possessions using a smartphone. A partnership with the Guardian Project.
FOIA Feed

FOIA Feed

In order to make the public aware of its importance, we are highlighting news stories that are only possible thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.