PPE bans not only risk reporters. They risk the public’s right to know
Journalists who cover protests across the U.S. told us how personal protective equipment keeps them safe and helps them report the news
Latest ruling in Herridge case highlights need for federal shield law
The latest decision in journalist Catherine Herridge’s legal fight to protect her sources weakens reporter-source protections and transparency
How journalists rely on VPNs to protect press freedom
Recent attempts to ban VPNs to stop users from evading age-verification laws are a growing threat to journalism
This World Press Freedom Day, American journalists are under attack
The U.S. government has declared open season on the news media. May 3 is a reminder to fight back
Sources aren’t safe when surveillance is for sale
Congress must close the loophole that turns journalists’ and sources’ data into a storehouse for state spying
New bill would fix law that’s failing journalists
Police keep raiding reporters without telling courts about the Privacy Protection Act of 1980. An update to the act from Sen. Wyden and Rep. Balint would put a stop to it
No First Amendment for some immigrant journalists or sources, gov’t says
The administration’s argument in Estefany Rodríguez’s case that the First Amendment doesn’t apply to people in the U.S. who lack legal status could silence some reporters and sources
Judge’s rebuke of DOJ in raid on journalist’s home exposes bigger problem
A prosecutor failed to mention a law protecting journalists before searching Hannah Natanson’s residence — and faced little more than a public scolding
DHS calls leaks a threat. Here’s what we wouldn’t know without them
Recent leaks have exposed DHS’s warrantless home invasions, targeting of protesters, surveillance overreach, and propaganda campaigns
Supreme Court could greenlight geofence warrants
A new case may legalize suspicionless mass surveillance of journalists and whistleblowers
