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Nathan Vasquez during a candidate debate hosted by The Oregonian and KGW news at KGW's studio, May 2, 2024 in Portland, Oregon

Charges dropped against Oregon journalist

Arrests/Prosecutions•News Release

Prosecution violated constitutional right to cover protests and their aftermath

Published Jan. 24, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Donald Trump talks with then-President Joe Biden upon Trump’s arrival at the White House on Jan. 20, 2025

Trump’s assault on free press

Newsletter

Plus: Biden’s press freedom legacy

Published Jan. 24, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

President Donald Trump delivers remarks during inauguration ceremonies on Jan. 19.

Three press freedom threats to watch during Trump 2.0

Trump•Article

Leaks investigations, prosecutions of journalists, and government spying on the press could all be on the table in the second Trump administration.

Published Jan. 20, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

President Joe Biden waves to journalists as he walks alongside First Lady Jill Biden while arriving at the White House Jan. 2, 2025

Biden’s press freedom legacy: Empty words and hypocrisy

Biden•Article

The outgoing administration’s three biggest press freedom failures

Published Jan. 20, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

TikTok users live stream outside the Supreme Court during Jan. 10 arguments over the law to ban the platform.

TikTok ban weakens First Amendment

TikTok•Newsletter

Plus: Biden must pardon Julian Assange

Published Jan. 17, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Content creators demonstrate in front of the U.S Capitol in 2024 in opposition to proposed legislation banning TikTok.

Banning TikTok enables online censorship

TikTok•News Release

If the U.S. doesn't like China's surveillance and censorship practices it should stop copying them

Published Jan. 17, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addresses the Council of Europe in October.

Rights organizations demand Biden pardon Assange

Julian Assange•News Release

Pardon would lessen the harm to press freedom caused by WikiLeaks founder's Espionage Act prosecution

Published Jan. 16, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Journalist Sam Husseini being forcibly removed from Secretary of State Antony Blinken's news conference.

Biden administration plays into Trump’s hands by roughing up journalist

Israel/Gaza•Article

Administration could have maintained decorum by not constantly ducking questions about Israel-Gaza war

Published Jan. 16, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

An incarcerated person looks out of his cell at a maximum security prison in Georgia.

Why covering the prison system matters

TikTok•Newsletter

Plus: No, TikTok is not regulated like the radio

Published Jan. 10, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation

Comedian George Carlin posing for a photo in a New York hotel in 2004

TikTok should win its case — or we could all lose free speech online

Op-ed•Article

Hating the social media platform isn’t a good reason to destroy the First Amendment for the entire internet

Published Jan. 9, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation