Trump is restricting White House press access. It’s not the first time
Free speech suffers when courts rush to impose prior restraints
Featured Issues
-
Reform Government Secrecy
The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
More on the Issue -
Stop Arresting Journalists
Too often, police arrest journalists for doing their jobs. These arrests and prosecutions chill important reporting.
More on the Issue -
Protect Journalism Online
Efforts to undermine First Amendment rights on the internet and to censor online content are a fundamental threat to the free press.
More on the Issue
Secrecy news
Explore the latest
Acknowledging important local journalism
Dear Friend of Press Freedom,Here are this week’s top press freedom stories, plus updates on our work at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).A series to spotlight public-records-based local journalismA major reason why politicians are able to attack the press without much resistance is that the public …
When it comes to prior restraints, courts shouldn’t ‘Just Do It’
Exercising one First Amendment right cannot mean undermining another
Pooling public records resources for journalists
Lisa Pickoff-White and the California Reporting Project help journalists hold power to account
Unjust law helps prison officials muzzle incarcerated journalists
Without legal recourse, abuses against incarcerated journalists go unchecked
No secret deportation hearings
Plus: Attacks on legal services are attacks on the press
Let the public watch the Mahmoud Khalil deportation case
There’s an easy way for the immigration court to be transparent about its proceedings: Let the press and the public watch them online
Chilling effect of Assange prosecution on display in Signalgate
Criminal charges should be the furthest thing from reporters’ minds when news falls in their laps
Local news fights press threats
Plus: When the First Amendment fails, try the Fifth
How shareholders can stop media outlets from ‘bribing’ Trump
Media executives considering settling Trump’s frivolous lawsuits are scared of getting sued. They should be
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
