Why is Chicago removing newsracks for the DNC?
When college activists in Chicagoland tampered with newspapers they were charged with obscure crimes. But now the city of Chicago is doing the tampering
Marion County Record raid, a year later
Last week, special prosecutors cleared the Record’s reporters of wrongdoing, and this week, former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody was charged for obstructing the investigation of the raid.
U.S. must stop providing weapons Israel uses to kill journalists
FPF joins other press freedom organizations and journalists to urge halt in military transfers
A year after Marion County Record raid, authorities keep ignoring press rights
Kansas raid was unusually dramatic, but smaller scale violations are a serious and persistent problem
Further accountability needed in Marion
Special prosecutors this week finally released their report on last August’s police raid of the Marion County Record. The report recommends criminal charges against former Marion Police Chief Gideon Cody, and clears the Record and its reporters of wrongdoing.
Incarcerated journalist and FPF guest columnist speaks out
FPF joined journalist Jeremy Busby on the Project Censored Show to discuss retaliation against journalists behind bars
FPF statement on special prosecutors’ report on Marion County Record raid
Accountability for the illegal raid is welcome — better late than never. But more is needed.
Dismissed cases show university should not have arrested journalists
Nearly three months after two New Mexico journalists were detained at a campus protest, charges were dropped. They should've never been arrested to begin with.
Chicago police must respect journalists’ rights at convention protests
As the Democratic National Convention takes place in Chicago this month, police must uphold the First and Fourth amendments and safeguard press freedom.
Gag rules stifle financial journalism
The Securities and Exchange Commission requires defendants who settle cases it brings to contract away their right to deny the SEC’s allegations. So does the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. That means potential sources can’t speak to financial journalists.
