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Stephanie Sugars, FPF

FPF experts weigh in on current press freedom issues in media outlets worldwide

Featured Items

When alternative facts become the only facts
Trump•Article
Attacks on press are intertwined with other attacks on truth-tellers

Published May 7, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
The harsh realities of prison journalism
Incarcerated Journalists•Article
Incarcerated journalists face censorship, surveillance and relentless retaliation

Published March 19, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Prosecution of Indiana journalist furthers national anti-press climate
Arrests/Prosecutions•Article
Journalists must be allowed to cover protests and their aftermath

Published March 10, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Durbin must rethink repeal of online free speech law
Media Funding•Article
Eliminating Section 230 would harm journalism by giving the largest social media outlets a monopoly

Published Feb. 28, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Trump hides migrant detention away at Gitmo
Op-ed•Article
Detaining migrants at Guantánamo Bay helps the government shut out journalists and control the public narrative.

Published Feb. 18, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Let all journalists cover Utah statehouse
Op-ed•Article
The Utah legislature is retaliating against one journalist and kicking all independent reporters out of the statehouse in the process, a new lawsuit claims

Published Feb. 6, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
A perfect setup to criminalize journalism
Biden•Article
Biden’s Tim Burke prosecution will help Trump criminalize the reporting of corporate secrets

Published Jan. 31, 2025 Freedom of the Press Foundation
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
Settlement puts Disney’s business interests above First Amendment
Op-ed•Article
Trump's lawsuit over ABC's characterization of sexual abuse verdict was defensible

Published Dec. 30, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Executioners find new ways to hide
Op-ed•Article
Laws limiting media access to executions must be reformed

Published Dec. 19, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation