Freedom of the Press Foundation's new look, and our plans to protect press freedom for 2017
Check out our brand new website, and read about our plans for protecting press freedom in the age of Donald Trump.
Statement on Jacob Appelbaum
In light of the allegations that have been made, Jacob Appelbaum is no longer a member of our outside volunteer technical advisory board. We hope that the serious accusations made against him, and his denial of them, are resolved as fairly and as expeditiously as possible.
Apply to be Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Open Web Fellow for 2016
Freedom of the Press Foundation is proud to announce that it will be one of eight organizations around the world hosting a Mozilla-Ford Open Web technology fellow in 2016. This full-time position will be located in San Francisco or New York and will be for ten months. Please visit Mozilla’s …
In honor of Charlie Hebdo, Humble Bundle to donate 100% of proceeds this week to Freedom of the Press Foundation
PRESS RELEASE Leading pay-what-you-want service launches new bundle in support of Charlie Hebdo San Francisco, Calif. - January 22, 2015 - Following recent tragic events in France, Humble Bundle is doing its part to honor Charlie Hebdo by partnering with a number of French game developers as well as noted …
Edward Snowden To Join Daniel Ellsberg, Others on Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Board of Directors
Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is proud to announce NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will join its board of directors. “I am proud and honored to welcome Edward Snowden to Freedom of the Press Foundation’s board of directors. He is the quintessential American whistleblower, and a personal hero of mine,” …
The Largest Leaks of Financial Secrets in History and Other Important Transparency News
We're now two months into our second bundle of transparency journalism organizations. All four of our current beneficiaries, and the issues they're covering, have made huge waves in the journalism world in the past two weeks—including the release of the largest financial leak in history. Center for Public Integrity …
Freedom of the Press Foundation is Now Pleased to Accept Bitcoin
At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we’re committed to respecting the choice of everyday individuals to support transparency journalism. That’s why we’re adamantly opposed to the extra-legal financial blockade of WikiLeaks, which was one of our original inspirations for starting the foundation. Since we launched, we’ve received a number of …
Freedom of the Press Foundation Launches Second Campaign in Support of Transparency Journalism; First Campaign Raises Almost $200,000
Second Campaign Will Support Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Center for Public Integrity, Truthout, and WikiLeaks; Supporters Can Donate to Specific Secrecy-Busting Projects FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE San Francisco, CA – February 4, 2013 – Freedom of the Press Foundation is launching its second fund-raising campaign in support of cutting-edge journalism focused …
Ten Days and Almost $120,000: A Breakdown of Our Transparency Journalism Beneficiaries
Freedom of the Press Foundation launched ten days ago now, and since then, the response from press freedom supporters and transparency advocates has been nothing short of amazing. So far, we've taken in over $119,000 in donations for our first bundle of transparency journalism beneficiaries. And if you want to …
We’re Thinking about Bitcoin, But Haven’t Made a Decision Yet
The last few days have been incredible. Since we launched on Sunday night, supporters have helped the Freedom of the Press Foundation raise over $92,000 to support cutting-edge transparency journalism (and it’s only Thursday!). We’ve gotten a lot of feedback from our supporters, and we’re hoping to use this blog …
