FPF talks government secrecy and national security reporting
Interview with first Ellsberg Chair Lauren Harper highlights overclassification, whistleblowers, and national security reporting
Declassify CIA torture report
The U.S. keeps too many secrets about its actions in the aftermath of 9/11.
Crunch time for the PRESS Act
The Senate is running out of time this year to pass the most important press freedom legislation in modern times.
New Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy
As the first Ellsberg Chair, Lauren Harper’s work will focus on highlighting and fighting the multitude of ways the government keeps secrets.
Chicago police ignore journalists’ rights
The Chicago Police Department repeatedly dispersed, arrested, and threatened journalists at protests during the first two days of the DNC.
Marion County Record raid, a year later
Last week, special prosecutors cleared the Record’s reporters of wrongdoing, and this week, former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody was charged for obstructing the investigation of the raid.
Further accountability needed in Marion
Special prosecutors this week finally released their report on last August’s police raid of the Marion County Record. The report recommends criminal charges against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody, and clears the Record and its reporters of wrongdoing.
Incarcerated journalist and FPF guest columnist speaks out
FPF joined journalist Jeremy Busby on the Project Censored Show to discuss retaliation against journalists behind bars
FPF statement on special prosecutors’ report on Marion County Record raid
Accountability for the illegal raid is welcome — better late than never. But more is needed.
Dismissed cases show university should not have arrested journalists
Nearly three months after two New Mexico journalists were detained at a campus protest, charges were dropped. They should've never been arrested to begin with.
