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PRESS Act unanimously passes the House. Now on to the Senate!
The federal reporter’s shield bill is one step closer to becoming law. It’s time for the Senate to do its part to protect press freedom and pass the PRESS Act.
Global censorship campaign raises alarms
The scope of self-censorship by the U.S. and international press in response to an Indian court order is a disturbing sign for the future
Freedom of the Press Foundation welcomes Katie Drummond to its board
FPF names WIRED’s top editor as the newest member of its board of directors
Government gag rules muzzle journalists’ sources
Policies prohibiting government employees from speaking to the press violate the First Amendment
Elon Musk: the world’s biggest free speech hypocrite
Musk’s free speech rhetoric is nothing more than a ‘snake-oil salesman’s marketing scheme’
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SecureDrop
Through this widely used open source platform, we are enabling whistleblowers to communicate anonymously and securely with news organizations.
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.
Dangerzone
Dangerzone is an open source desktop application that takes potentially dangerous PDFs, office documents, or images and converts them to safe PDFs.
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.