Is Julian Assange a ‘journalist’? Here’s why it doesn’t matter
Whether Julian Assange is a journalist is irrelevant to the threat his prosecution poses to press freedom
Ambiguous gag order could silence the press in North Carolina
If the court did not intend to censor the media, it needs to promptly clarify to avoid chilling press freedom
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
Judges should have to go to law school. That's not as obvious as it sounds
But even experienced jurists often fail to protect journalists’ constitutional rights
Arrests of independent journalists should make headlines too
When cases that don’t involve the mainstream press don’t get the attention they should, it results in bad law that harms the rights of all journalists
Prosecuting Assange threatens press freedom. US officials should not need the Australians to explain that to them
Our government should have heeded calls to drop charges against Assange long ago. It’s embarrassing that foreigners have to remind us of our constitutional principles
Financial censorship harms press freedom
GoFundMe blocked a publisher and won’t say why. Payment processors should be transparent about decisions to freeze or ban accounts
New guide helps journalists know their rights when police come knocking
Guide responds to confusion (at best) among law enforcement and judges evidenced by recent raids of newsrooms and journalists' homes in Kansas and Florida
All eyes are rightfully on Marion, but these ten other press freedom violations also deserve attention
The raid in Kansas was uniquely egregious but it was far from the only newsworthy recent attack on the press
Outrageous raid in Kansas underscores need for newsroom encryption
Newsrooms must adapt to the new reality that police might ignore the law and Constitution and seize their equipment