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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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ICE wants to work in secret. We shouldn’t let it
Journalism about ICE is increasingly under attack by officials who prefer government propaganda
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Use public records to fight government secrecy, experts urge
Public records systems may be far from perfect, but webinar panelists say that doesn’t mean we should lose hope for the revelations stashed within them
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Federal agencies hijack the ‘public interest’ to attack free speech
How the government is threatening nonprofits and the press, and how the public can fight back.
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Silencing Voice of America has global consequences
At the international news service, Liam Scott chronicled abuses against journalists at home and abroad. Then the experiences of those he wrote about became his own
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Trump’s attacks on law firms and nonprofits endanger the press
Since January, Trump has launched salvos against institutions he sees as roadblocks on his path to greater political control.
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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.
