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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Police use victims’ rights law to hide from scrutiny
Journalists and the public need to know officers’ identities to hold them accountable for their official actions
A guide to press freedom op-eds
People often ask us how they can help advance press freedom and push back against censorship, seizures of reporter’s equipment, and other violations. Some options include reaching out directly to lawmakers and public officials, amplifying social media content, and donating to press freedom organizations like Freedom of the Press Foundation …
All eyes are rightfully on Marion, but these ten other press freedom violations also deserve attention
The raid in Kansas was uniquely egregious but it was far from the only newsworthy recent attack on the press
Now is the time to stand with the Marion County Record. Here's how.
Three ways you can support the Marion County Record and press freedom
FPF statement on withdrawal of Kansas search warrant
Authorities finally did the right thing, but the Record never should have been raided in the first place
Outrageous raid in Kansas underscores need for newsroom encryption
Newsrooms must adapt to the new reality that police might ignore the law and Constitution and seize their equipment
Press coalition to courts: Don’t walk back pandemic-era access
Federal courts should continue remote audio access to trials and hearings for public and press
FPF statement on alarming police raid of Kansas newspaper
Equipment seizures could stop local paper from publishing
Source protection must survive journalist’s death
The Nevada Supreme Court should bar the search of murdered reporter’s devices
Police dodge journalists by encrypting radio
The NYPD is the latest force to join this anti-transparency trend
