When ‘national security’ is code for ‘bury the truth’
Stephanie Sugars, FPF
FPF experts weigh in on current press freedom issues in media outlets worldwide
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National security hawks should want PRESS Act
Secret court hearing threatens the First Amendment and more
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San Francisco should not be part of tech exec’s censorship campaign
In the end, the campaign to censor a journalist has brought far more attention to Maury Blackman’s domestic violence arrest
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Dems have 2 months to Trump-proof the press
Here’s what the Democratic Party can still do to protect press freedom before Trump takes office
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Time for Biden to declassify Khashoggi intelligence
Reports on the journalist’s murder are still secret. Their release would place democratic principles over a relationship with an authoritarian ruler
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Gag rules stifle financial journalism
The government cannot silence its critics to save itself from embarrassment
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Federal law must fix loophole allowing abusive lawsuits targeting speech
With no federal anti-SLAPP law, journalists and others remain vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits that chill First Amendment rights
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Tim Burke is a journalist. His prosecution tries to criminalize journalism
President Biden has said that journalism isn’t a crime. But the DOJ seems to think otherwise
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Op-ed: Texas senators should support the PRESS Act
Cornyn and Cruz have complained about spying on journalists before. Now they can help outlaw it
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Elon Musk: the world’s biggest free speech hypocrite
Musk’s free speech rhetoric is nothing more than a ‘snake-oil salesman’s marketing scheme’
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The case for ignoring censorship orders
When judges ignore the law to silence journalists, contempt of court is deserved
