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

Featured Items

Federal law must fix loophole allowing abusive lawsuits targeting speech
SLAPPs•Article
With no federal anti-SLAPP law, journalists and others remain vulnerable to frivolous lawsuits that chill First Amendment rights

Published June 3, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Tim Burke is a journalist. His prosecution tries to criminalize journalism
Arrests/Prosecutions•Article
President Biden has said that journalism isn’t a crime. But the DOJ seems to think otherwise

Published March 26, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Op-ed: Texas senators should support the PRESS Act
PRESS Act•Article
Cornyn and Cruz have complained about spying on journalists before. Now they can help outlaw it

Published March 13, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation
Elon Musk: the world’s biggest free speech hypocrite
Oligarchs•Article
Musk’s free speech rhetoric is nothing more than a ‘snake-oil salesman’s marketing scheme’

Published Jan. 15, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation
The case for ignoring censorship orders
Prior Restraint•Article
When judges ignore the law to silence journalists, contempt of court is deserved

Published Jan. 12, 2024 Freedom of the Press Foundation