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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A new law is already stifling online expression and hurting sex workers
President Trump signed SESTA/FOSTA into law today. While it has been touted by lawmakers as a tool to crack down on sex trafficking, it will drastically expand online censorship and endanger the people it intends to protect.
The accused FBI whistleblower indicted by Trump's DOJ allegedly leaked secret rules for spying on reporters
If alleged whistleblower Terry Albury did what he is accused of, journalists should consider him a hero.
Introducing @FOIAFeed, a Twitter bot that finds and shares Freedom of Information Act journalism
Freedom of the Press Foundation is launching @FOIAFEED today, a new project that aims to automatically find and surface reporting that uses the Freedom of Information Act or other public records laws to obtain source material.
Inside the fight to prevent censorship of Indiana student journalists
After a group of Indiana high school student journalists published an issue of their magazine about dating, their school implemented a policy of content review prior to publication. Some students say that this amounts to censorship that is compromising their journalisitic educaiton.
The CLOUD Act: a danger to journalists worldwide
Appalling legislation threatens to undermine privacy and press freedom across borders.
An increasing number of journalists have recently faced subpoenas
Three months into 2018, the most under the radar threat to press freedom has shown itself to be not arrests or attacks on journalists, but rather subpoenas to produce documents or attempt to force journalists to testify about their sources.
How secure are news sites? A report from the first year of Secure The News
For over a year now, Secure The News has automatically monitored the HTTPS encryption practices at more than 100 major news sites around the world. Well-configured HTTPS encryption can protect reader privacy, enhance site security, and make important reporting harder to censor or manipulate.
How corporations suppress disclosure of public records about themselves
Powerful corporations are increasingly deploying a diversity of tactics to subvert public records laws and prevent the disclosure of newsworthy documents about themselves.
Former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka insults, threatens, and attacks journalists
Gorka seemed to spend the first two days of the Conservative Political Action Conference insulting, taunting, threatening, and—in at least one case—physically attacking journalists.
Dangerous lawsuit against Greenpeace threatens news organizations and First Amendment
A harrowing lawsuit against Greenpeace threatens not only environmental advocacy, but also political speech and press freedom.
