Pass the PRESS Act
The PRESS Act is the most important press freedom bill in modern history.
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Stop Arresting Journalists
Too often, police arrest journalists for doing their jobs. These arrests and prosecutions chill important reporting.
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Reform Government Secrecy
The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
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Supreme Court goes live in the age of COVID, and rules on press freedom issues
The Supreme Court will take the unprecedented step of broadcasting its oral arguments for two weeks beginning today, enacting in response to the coronavirus pandemic a measure that government transparency advocates have demanded for years.
How’s newsgathering during COVID-19 at the state level? Depends on the governor.
Journalists covering state responses to the coronavirus pandemic are hampered as officials reduce seating in briefing rooms, introduce unreliable technology and, in some cases, refuse real-time questions.
Trump, in crisis mode, tweets his 2000th attack on the press
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend daily life, President Donald Trump accelerated smearing the press on Twitter, reaching 2,000 negative tweets about the media in a string of insults and accusations on April 11, 2020.According to our analysis of more than 19,400 of Trump’s tweets, 2,000 means that …
Brave whistleblowers are being punished for saving lives during a pandemic
The coronavirus crisis has highlighted the importance of whistleblowers to a free and unfettered press. Throughout this emergency, it has been whistleblowers playing a critical role in informing the general public and forcing governments to make important public health decisions.
Government transparency cannot be a coronavirus casualty
Government agencies from the local to federal level are failing to live up to their legal transparency obligations even as the stakes for access to relevant information are at an all-time high.
The most dangerous press freedom issue of 2020 is Trump’s prosecution of Julian Assange
The extradition process for Julian Assange has officially gotten underway. When the charges were originally revealed last year, Freedom of the Press Foundation led the charge in denouncing them, and we were joined by the unanimous voices of the civil liberties and press freedom community.
Brazilian prosecutors appeal judge’s order, refuse to drop criminal charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
Brazilian authorities have appealed a federal judge’s ruling that rejected criminal charges against Glenn Greenwald. The charges stem from an investigative series documenting corruption among top officials in Brazil.
How do newsrooms get their news tips? We reviewed over 80 news outlets
We looked at over 80 news sites to measure how different newsrooms can get sensitive tips from sources.
Over 40 press freedom and civil liberties groups denounce Brazil’s charges against Glenn Greenwald
In an open letter, more than 40 press freedom and civil liberties groups strongly condemned the "cybercrime" charges against Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald.
Our statement on Brazil's outrageous charges against journalist Glenn Greenwald
In an outrageous attack on press freedom, Glenn Greenwald has been charged with crimes for doing his job as a journalist.
