FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Adam Rose joins FPF to bolster press freedom at the local level
New York, Sept. 30, 2025 — Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is excited to welcome Adam Rose as the new deputy director of our advocacy team. Adam will primarily focus on protecting press freedom at the local level, where we have seen a sharp increase in arrests and assaults of journalists all around the country — many of which have not made national headlines.
Adam comes to FPF after serving as the chief operating officer of Starling Lab for Data Integrity and as the press rights chair of the Los Angeles Press Club, where he has been a tireless advocate for the press freedom rights of journalists in the LA area. He successfully lobbied for a California law that prohibits police from arresting or intentionally interfering with journalists as they cover protests. Most recently, as a plaintiff in multiple press freedom-related lawsuits, his efforts have resulted in landmark federal court orders against both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Los Angeles Police Department for violating the rights of the press.
Adam was previously a journalist and editor for many years at outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, and CBS. He’ll remain on the LA Press Club board.
“We are thrilled Adam is joining Freedom of the Press Foundation to bolster press freedom at the local level at this critical moment,” said Trevor Timm, executive director of FPF. “Adam’s track record for relentless advocacy and exposing government misconduct has already made him one of the most effective press freedom proponents in the country. Local journalists are desperate for more help, and we can’t wait for Adam to take the rapid response network he built in LA and expand it to cities and states around the country.”
“Our entire American experiment in democracy is based on a free press. We have a right to know what’s happening in the halls of power and in our local neighborhoods. That only happens when journalists can do their job,” said Rose. “Freedom of the Press Foundation is there for journalists in their time of need — and that time is now.”
“For the first several months that I knew Adam, I assumed that he worked for the LA Press Club day and night — and even then, I was amazed by how much he was able to accomplish,” said Seth Stern, FPF’s director of advocacy. “I was stunned when I figured out that he was working in a volunteer capacity in his spare time. Now that press freedom is his full-time job, I very much look forward to seeing him come up with new and innovative ways to protect and improve journalists’ rights across the country.”
If you’re a journalist who is looking for help or for comment on a story about a local press freedom violation in the United States, please reach out to Adam directly at [email protected] or [email protected].
