Pass the PRESS Act

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The PRESS Act is the most important press freedom bill in modern history.

The PRESS Act would protect journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources in federal court and would stop the federal government from spying on journalists— including through tech companies like Google and Facebook.

Its modern definition of ‘journalist’ would protect reporters big and small from across the political spectrum – whether they work at a mainstream news organization, an alternative outlet, are independent, or freelance. It has broad bipartisan support and has already passed the House unanimously.

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Help pass the PRESS Act.

  1. Call or Email Your Senator or Representative

    1. Call or email your member of Congress and urge them to support the PRESS Act so it can become law. Federal law should protect journalists and sources who expose newsworthy information the public needs to know.

    2. Visit ACLU's campaign page
    3. Visit EFF's action center

  2. Write to Your Local Paper

    1. Help advance press freedom by writing newspaper op-eds or letters to the editor in support of the PRESS Act.

    2. Learn More

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    PRESS Act gains momentum

    PRESS Act • Article

    The Senate should have passed the PRESS Act months ago, after it sailed through the House in January. But despite the delay, the bill to protect journalist-source confidentiality is picking up real momentum heading into the lame-duck session.The New York Times ran an editorial this month endorsing the PRESS …

    Seth Stern

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