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Web filters block students from reading the news
Schools are already censoring journalism. If Congress has its way, social media will too
Police secrets have no place in the Sunshine State
Officers who kill can’t keep their names hidden, the state's high court held, but law enforcement isn't done battling against accountability
Journalists must be allowed to cover protests and their aftermath
From Cop City to the National Gallery of Art, officers continue to ignore the First Amendment and harass journalists covering civil unrest
Press battles camera bans in Trump trials
Despite ongoing efforts by the news media, most of Trump’s trials probably won’t be televised. That’s a shame
Secret spying program underscores need for surveillance reform
It’s time for Congress to put an end to warrantless surveillance of communications by journalists and other Americans
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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.