Journalists warn of silenced sources
From federal agencies to college campuses, fear is reshaping sources’ willingness to talk to the press
Covering immigration in a climate of fear
Journalists shared strategies for protecting sources, navigating personal safety, and keeping immigrant communities at the center of their reporting during a conversation with Freedom of the Press Foundation
Puerto Rico may roll back transparency just when it matters the most
Gov. Jenniffer González Colón should reject SB 63, a new bill that rewrites the territory’s public records law for the worse
Censorship by invoice: Public records cost $164,000 in Michigan township
A six-figure bill for public records is a good indicator that the government is hiding something
Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
Kansas county pays $3M for forgetting the First Amendment
Marion County cops got their First Amendment lesson the hard way. Police elsewhere should take note
No, journalists don’t need permission to cover immigration courts
DOJ office rescinds unconstitutional check-in requirement following FPF letter
If Big Tech can’t withstand jawboning, how can individual journalists?
Scrutiny of soft pressure is welcome, but should be focused on the real victims
LA sheriff ducks journalist’s request for deputy photographs
ICE won’t be the only secret police in town if the department gets its way
Wired and 404 Media make FOIA reporting free. Other news outlets should too
We spoke to Katie Drummond of Wired, Joseph Cox of 404 Media, and Lauren Harper of Freedom of the Press Foundation about the case for unpaywalling public records-based reporting
