DeSantis weaponizes trash disposal laws against free press
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NY law will needlessly delay release of public records
Requirement to notify government employees when their disciplinary records are requested is about secrecy, not privacy
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Harris is just the latest internet-era politician to stonewall the press
Political candidates think the pros of avoiding journalists outweigh the cons. The only people who can change that are journalists themselves
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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
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Guest Opinion: Prison social media bans silence important voices
Restrictions on social media quell incarcerated journalists' access to their audience and harm the public’s right to know. A pending federal proposal would make things worse
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Media Matters layoffs underscore need to crack down on SLAPPs
Billionaires and politicians don't need to actually win their lawsuits to hurt already struggling media outlets
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Bipartisan anti-terrorism bill could silence nonprofit media
Alarming legislation would allow Congress to deem news outlets supporters of terrorism without due process
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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
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Report highlights need for journalists to push back when stonewalled
News readers need to know when the government withholds information from them
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New York law to fund journalists’ jobs should be model for rest of US
We must find new ways — like through employment tax credits — to pay for local news while preserving its independence
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Victims of newsroom raids tell their stories
Marion County Record publisher Eric Meyer and digital journalist Tim Burke discuss their cases and the state of the free press
