Order for Öztürk’s release is welcome news, but it took far too long
Transparency needed on how a student ended up spending weeks behind bars over an op-ed the government disliked
FPF proves the administration is lying about leaks
Plus: Attacks on law firms and nonprofits endanger the press
Rights organizations file comprehensive ethics complaint against Ed Martin
Ed Martin’s attacks on the First Amendment should disqualify him not only from serving as U.S. attorney but from practicing law.
When alternative facts become the only facts
Attacks on press are intertwined with other attacks on truth-tellers
100 days, 100 attacks on the press
Plus: DOJ repeals protections for journalist-source confidentiality
Trump DOJ repeals protections for journalist-source confidentiality
Democrats to blame for ignoring repeated warnings that this would happen if they didn't pass the PRESS Act
Release secret memos on op-ed writer abduction
Plus: Journalist targeted by Trump 1.0 discusses threats from Trump 2.0
Acknowledging important local journalism
Dear Friend of Press Freedom,Here are this week’s top press freedom stories, plus updates on our work at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).A series to spotlight public-records-based local journalismA major reason why politicians are able to attack the press without much resistance is that the public …
No secret deportation hearings
Plus: Attacks on legal services are attacks on the press
Let the public watch the Mahmoud Khalil deportation case
There’s an easy way for the immigration court to be transparent about its proceedings: Let the press and the public watch them online
