2025 by the numbers
2025 was one of the most difficult years for press freedom in the U.S. Journalists faced escalating harassment, censorship, legal threats, and violence.
Freedom of the Press Foundation’s 2025-2026 Strategic Plan
Press freedom in the United States is under attack like never before — reporters arrested by law enforcement, news media openly vilified by political leaders, the First Amendment sidelined by courts. When journalism is under siege, the public’s right to know is at risk.Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) …
Meeting the moment: Freedom of the Press Foundation’s 2024 Impact Report
The year 2024 presented significant challenges to press freedom, but we are here to meet the moment.
Announcing social.freedom.press: Our new home on the fediverse
Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has launched its own dedicated Mastodon server, social.freedom.press. This move consolidates our presence across the fediverse, uniting various existing FPF accounts under one umbrella.Uniting FPF’s Mastodon presenceThe fediverse (of which Mastodon is a part) is an alternative to centralized approaches to …
Redesigning for Action: Meet FPF’s New Website
Today, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is unveiling a new website that reflects our commitment to action-based advocacy for press freedom. FPF’s website was last relaunched in December 2016, just after the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. Needless to say, a lot has happened since then.No …
Introducing the first Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy
New position honoring the legendary whistleblower will fight for government secrecy reform
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.
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
FPF's Year of Impact: Unmissable Moments of 2023
Catch these 5 impact stories from 2023
Daniel Ellsberg, an American hero for the ages (1931-2023)
We are heartbroken to learn that our dear friend Daniel Ellsberg, world-renowned whistleblower and Freedom of the Press Foundation co-founder, has passed away at the age of 92.
