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The LAPD attacked reporters, despite a court order. Then it lied about it
Reporting on the force’s press freedom violations requires more than uncritically repeating the LAPD’s statements

A ‘massive failure’ in Kansas: Two years since the Marion County Record raid
Journalist Jessica McMaster looks back on her groundbreaking reporting on the raid

Paramount’s $36 million babysitter
Plus: FPF’s barrage of FOIAs seeks to combat secrecy

The leading voice for visual journalists may be silenced. You can help.
We talked with the National Press Photographers Association’s Mickey Osterreicher about why NPPA’s work is more important than ever.

Federal law closes courthouse doors to incarcerated journalists
The Prison Litigation Reform Act keeps us all in the dark about what goes on behind bars.

Lose the law license, keep the lapel pin
Plus: FPF sues over Qatari plane secrecy

Censorship Whac-A-Mole: Google search exploited to scrub articles on San Francisco tech exec
A novel method of de-indexing websites from search results was used to bury critical reporting and commentary.

FPF sues DOJ for Trump memo on Qatari jet
Freedom of the Press Foundation, represented by American Oversight, seeks memo reportedly used to justify foreign “gift” to Trump’s private foundation.

Radio silence on the reservation
For decades, an Indigenous newspaper informed readers of the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne on the U.S.-Canada border. Until it didn’t. What happened?

They’re not even trying to hide it
Plus: Journalists starving in Gaza