Americans disturbed by Israel’s Al Jazeera ban should oppose censorship at home
The news outlet’s silencing serves as a cautionary tale for the U.S., following its flurry of censorial bills and court cases
Public must have access to U.S. report on military aid
Biden administration has no reason to withhold Congressional report on how foreign recipients of U.S. military assistance comply with human rights law
Cops on campus arrest, bully journalists
As police stormed several college campuses in recent days and arrested hundreds of students protesting the Israel-Gaza war, the free press was also under attack. Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested Carlos Sanchez, a photojournalist for the local Fox affiliate, as he was covering protests at the University of Texas at Austin. But police can’t seem to make up their minds about what, exactly, they want us to believe Sanchez did wrong, repeatedly bringing then dropping charges against the photographer.
FPF discusses threats to the free press on radio talk show
WBEZ interview highlights legislative, economic, and cultural headwinds that threaten the Fourth Estate
Student journalist covering protests: ‘We have to do it’
Students reporting on campus protests have First Amendment rights — and they’re being violated over and over
Report highlights need for journalists to push back when stonewalled
News readers need to know when the government withholds information from them
NJ court to journalist on publication of official’s address: Do you feel lucky, punk?
Decision empowers state officials to try to stop reporting they dislike
Felony charges against Austin journalist are authoritarian bullying
Police retaliate against journalist for exercising his First Amendment right to film them violating protesters' First Amendment rights
SCOTUS needs to hold officials who ignore press freedom accountable
Texas citizen journalist’s case is an opportunity to push back against criminalization of routine newsgathering
Biden signs off on ‘spy draft’
Last week, we warned of a dangerous new bill that would expand the surveillance law Section 702 of FISA. Unfortunately, the Senate approved the Reforming Intelligence and Securing America Act, or RISAA, over the weekend, officially reauthorizing Section 702 without any significant reforms and with dangerous expansions of the intelligence agencies’ spy powers. President Biden quickly signed the bill into law, authorizing intelligence agencies to essentially “institute a spy draft” that could require ordinary Americans and businesses to help the government surveil online communications, including those of journalists.
