Don’t let prosecutors define journalism
Federal prosecutors are claiming a startling new power: the ability to decide what is or isn’t “legitimate” journalism.
Police must protect press covering RNC
As journalists arrive at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum to cover the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC), we can expect the public to take to the streets to protest everything from Donald Trump’s nomination to the ongoing war in Gaza and the killing of Dvontaye Mitchell.
Supreme Court ruling bodes well for unjustly convicted NC journalists
The court’s decision means journalists who can prove retaliation for doing their jobs can more easily sue
Platform cases uphold press precedent
With all eyes on the Supreme Court’s disturbing opinion on presidential immunity, you may have missed that the court also issued an important First Amendment decision this week about social media content moderation.
Assange freed, press freedom imperiled
Through op-eds and TV appearances, FPF made clear that the Biden administration deserves zero credit after forcing Julian Assange to plead guilty to get out of prison
Assange freed, press freedom imperiled
Julian Assange has finally been freed after reaching a surprising deal with U.S. authorities to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act. The plea deal avoids the worst outcome of a court precedent that could be used against journalists, but it still threatens press freedom.
Justice Dept. and Julian Assange reach plea deal in case that threatens press freedom
Freedom of the Press Foundation comments on the implications for press freedom of Assange plea deal
States keep public in dark
A full-fledged assault on transparency is underway in the states. Recent changes to public records laws in New Jersey, Louisiana, and Utah are making it harder for journalists and the public to find out what government officials are up to.
Federal anti-SLAPP law needed ASAP
Recent baseless lawsuits against liberal and conservative outlets show the need for a federal law counteracting strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs.
‘From Bylines to Behind Bars’: Journalists arrested covering protests
We spoke with two experts about the alarming spike in arrests and detentions of journalists covering protests over the Israel-Gaza war
