PRESS Act gains momentum
New York Times pushes for PRESS Act
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Pass the PRESS Act
The PRESS Act is the most important press freedom bill in modern history.
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Stop Arresting Journalists
Too often, police arrest journalists for doing their jobs. These arrests and prosecutions chill important reporting.
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Reform Government Secrecy
The U.S. classifies far too many secrets, obstructing democracy.
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Israel’s detainment of reporters must stop
The U.S. should not only demand its ally explain the arrest of an American journalist, but pressure it to release the 43 Palestinian journalists who remain in custody if it can’t prove they committed a crime.
Heed DOJ guidance – drop cases against journalists
Prosecutors nationwide are pursuing unconstitutional charges against journalists for failing to comply with illegal dispersal orders
DeSantis weaponizes trash disposal laws against free press
FPF statement on DeSantis retaliation against pro-choice ads
Heritage Foundation sends lots of FOIAs. That shouldn’t be a problem
A records request can be legitimate even if its goal is unpopular
Anti-speech lawmakers continue targeting nonprofits
Efforts to weaponize IRS against dissent put nonprofit media outlets at risk
Declassify Khashoggi records now
Too much about Jamal Khashoggi's murder remains hidden, and this secrecy prevents accountability and serves to endanger other journalists.
Time for Biden to declassify Khashoggi intelligence
Reports on the journalist’s murder are still secret. Their release would place democratic principles over a relationship with an authoritarian ruler
Texas authorities extort journalist with his own equipment
Court states the obvious: Citizen journalists have the same First Amendment rights as any other journalists
President Carter is 100. The CIA still keeps his Camp David records secret
A fitting birthday present for President Carter would be the full declassifying of the CIA’s records on the 1978 Camp David Accords
Lawsuit seeks transparency on Assange prosecution
Advocates, journalists want answers on why the government risked criminalizing routine journalism to pursue Espionage Act charges against WikiLeaks publisher
