Edward Snowden To Join Daniel Ellsberg, Others on Freedom of the Press Foundation’s Board of Directors

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is proud to announce NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden will join its board of directors. “I am proud and honored to welcome Edward Snowden to …

Remembering Aaron Swartz, Who Passed Away One Year Ago Today

Aaron Swartz, the brilliant technologist and transparency activist, tragically passed away one year ago today. He was just 26. In his short lifetime, Aaron accomplished so much in pursuit of …

How US News Organziations Should Respond to Censorship in China

Influential voices are now arguing that the US should retaliate against the possible mass expulsion of American journalists from China by imposing similar restrictions on Chinese media operating in the …

Will the US State Dept Condemn UK's Attempt to Use 'Terrorism' Laws to Suppress Journalism?

(UPDATE: The State Department responds, see below) In a shocking court filing this week, the UK government accused journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner David Miranda of “terrorism” for allegedly transporting …

Freedom of the Press Foundation Launches SecureDrop, an Open-Source Submission Platform for Whistleblowers

October 15, 2013 San Francisco, CA: Freedom of the Press Foundation has taken charge of the DeadDrop project, an open-source whistleblower submission system originally coded by the late transparency …

Committee to Protect Journalists Issues Scathing Report on US Press Freedoms

It’s nearly impossible to gauge the full impact of harassment of the press. How do you measure the stories that go untold because a journalist felt intimidated? How do you …

Will Attorney General Eric Holder Guarantee the First Amendment Rights of the NSA Journalists?

The essay was originally published in the Guardian. Another week and another wave of stories on the NSA and the unconstitutional out-of-control surveillance state hit the digital newsstands, showing …

UK Authorities Destroy Guardian's Hard Drives, Force Journalists to Report NSA Stories In Exile

Fresh off the news that UK authorities detained the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald for nine hours yesterday, Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger has published an extraordinary report of government …

UK Authorities Destroy Guardian's Hard Drives, Force Journalists to Report NSA Stories In Exile

Fresh off the news that UK authorities detained the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald for nine hours yesterday, Guardian editor-in-chief Alan Rusbridger has published an extraordinary report of government …

Investigating Acts of Journalism Under 'Terrorism' Laws Is A Hallmark of Authoritarian Regimes

In an outrageous and unacceptable attack on press freedom, Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald’s partner, David Miranda, was detained for almost nine hours at Heathrow airport in London earlier today under …