Leaks and the media in 2025
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Meet our new website
This week, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) unveiled a new website that reflects our commitment to action-based advocacy for press freedom.
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Not publishing newsworthy leaks isn’t journalistic integrity, it’s timidity
It's likely no coincidence that news outlets are behaving exactly like the government said they should during its prosecution of Julian Assange
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Journalists’ source material isn’t ‘stolen goods’
Investigation of LA journalist is the latest example of authorities blaming journalists for their sources’ alleged crimes
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States must step up to protect journalist-source confidentiality
Two Mississippi journalists may go to jail for refusing to burn their sources. Journalists in other states are at risk, too
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Publishing government secrets shouldn’t be illegal
The DOJ must end the Assange case before it turns journalists into criminals
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Ex-CIA employee deserves a long prison sentence — but not for leaking documents
It’s troubling that our government apparently views disclosing its secrets as an exponentially more serious offense than possessing troves of child pornography
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Harsh punishments for leakers undermine public-interest journalism
The maximum sentence imposed on the ex-IRS contractor who leaked Trump’s tax returns to the press sends a chilling message to other would-be whistleblowers
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Newsworthy leaks under attack in LA
Powerful groups aim to silence reporting on unauthorized audio despite its clear significance and immediate reverberations.
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The Supreme Court leaks keep coming — and that’s good
In the week since Politico dropped its blockbuster reporting on a draft Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the floodgates of leaks have opened. That’s a good thing.
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As lawmakers debate drone tragedy, a key whistleblower remains behind bars
A brave whistleblower served as a source to stories that shaped the public understanding of the otherwise secret U.S. drone program. He's serving a prison sentence as lawmakers reckon with the very information he revealed.
