Heed DOJ guidance – drop cases against journalists
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Rights orgs to Georgia AG: Stop criminalizing dissent and privacy
Attempts to criminalize "burner" phones and other tools commonly used by journalists and activists are dangerous and unconstitutional
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New election blog catalogs media suppression by candidates, campaigns
Special project from U.S. Press Freedom Tracker collects and reports on press freedom aggressions by candidates and their teams running in 2024 federal elections
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Official retaliation for “acts of journalism” raises alarms
Discussion of U.S. Press Freedom Tracker’s annual arrest report highlights unusual and concerning abuses of power in 2023
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Journalists must be allowed to cover protests and their aftermath
From Cop City to the National Gallery of Art, officers continue to ignore the First Amendment and harass journalists covering civil unrest
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Deferred prosecution agreements silence and extort journalists
Authorities chill press freedom when they condition dropping baseless charges on journalists agreeing to behave and paying fines
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Finders keepers? Police illegally seize and refuse to return journalists’ equipment
Police seizure of journalists’ equipment outside the newsroom should draw just as much outrage as the raid on the Marion County Record
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Recording cops up close is not a crime
Requiring observers to keep a distance from police undermines press freedom and violates the First Amendment
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In allowing NC journalist convictions, judge gets the Constitution backward
No, arresting protesters does not require cops to also arrest journalists
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DOJ: Dispersing journalists from protests violates First Amendment
Recent report marks welcome change from Justice’s past anti-press positions
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The NYPD has a serious press freedom problem
Recent arrest of respected photojournalist was just one of many recent abuses
