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The First Amendment protects freedom of the press so journalists can inform the public.
“Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”
Freedom of the press is essential for your right to know. It means that journalists are free to gather and report information without fear of punishment or reprisals, that whistleblowers and other sources can speak to reporters to reveal important information the public needs to know, and that the government operates transparently, not in secret.
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Trump is restricting White House press access. It’s not the first time
In cherry-picking who can cover him, Trump is limiting White House access to only those willing to stoop to his demands
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FCC’s investigation into CBS is a scare tactic, spectacle, and show trial
Highlights from the public comments on the FCC’s unconstitutional “news distortion” investigation
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Student arrests threaten press freedom
Plus: Max Frankel’s press freedom legacy
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Local news publishers share how they survived attacks on press freedom
When authorities attacked their local newspapers for coverage with which they disagreed, the outlets themselves became the story
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How Trump’s press pool takeover harms public — including red states
A press pool that is handpicked by the government is by definition not a free press.
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Covering the mass incarceration system, Part 2
The uphill battle to obtain documents and information about jails and prison.
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Covering the mass incarceration system, Part 1
Know the rights, risks, and realities for journalists trying to get the story from American prisons and jails.
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‘Silence is complicity’: Why US should stop enabling Israel’s attacks on press
Journalists, advocates discuss the multipronged assault on journalists’ coverage of the Israel-Gaza war
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DeSantis weaponizes trash disposal laws against free press
FPF statement on DeSantis retaliation against pro-choice ads
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One nation under RISAA: What the US election could mean for surveillance of journalists
No matter what happens this November, spying on members of the news media may be an ongoing problem
