Censorship is bad for business
Plus, order restricting Natanson search didn’t go far enough
Attorney regulators must push back on lawless prosecutors
Leaks•NewsletterÖztürk deportation case among America’s most blatant press freedom violations
Brought to you by leaks
Whistleblowers•NewsletterPlus: A journalist’s fight for transparency in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Lemon’s arrest delivers warning shot to journalists
Arrests/Prosecutions•NewsletterPlus: Alex Pretti’s murder was also an attack on press freedom
DOJ’s ridiculous attempt to prosecute Don Lemon fails
Search & Seizure•NewsletterAlso: Judge halts search of records seized from Washington Post reporter
Raid of reporter’s home ignores federal law, constitutional freedoms
Espionage Act•NewsletterDon’t forget last week’s alarming intrusion on newsgathering
Identifying government officials is not ‘doxxing’
Reporter’s Privilege•NewsletterFPF lawsuit sheds light on ICE surveillance
Covering protests is a dangerous job for journalists
Protests•NewsletterStop the deportation of Guan Heng
Stop the gatekeeping. The First Amendment is for all of us
Reporter’s Privilege•NewsletterThe Trump administration is trolling America with its FOIA responses
Caving is out, suing is in
Trump•NewsletterFPF demands court lift secrecy in Herridge privilege case
Arms supplier to press murderers welcomes press murderer to DC
Trump•NewsletterDHS targets journalists for speaking out about Gaza
Marion County Record settlement: A step toward accountability
Marion County Record•NewsletterPlus: FPF advocacy helps open immigration courts to press
Public records are for the public
Media Funding•NewsletterPlus: Shutting down the government doesn’t shut down the First Amendment
When the law’s on your side but ICE isn’t
Protests•NewsletterPlus: Administration ignores flotilla abuses
Fight for press freedom as ICE attacks Chicago
Protests•NewsletterPlus: Tell your lawmakers to strengthen presidential library transparency
ICE is on a rampage against the press
Arrests/Prosecutions•NewsletterPlus: Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported
Mobilize for Mario Guevara like you did for Jimmy Kimmel
ICE•NewsletterPlus: How noncitizen journalists can prepare for ICE
Boat strike death toll climbs, legal justification still hidden
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: U.S. embassies put diplomacy up for sale
Sen. Wyden raises the alarm on potential CIA abuses
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: The State Department is purging its X accounts. That will only make diplomacy harder
Marco Rubio is out as archivist. His replacement will likely also flop
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: The Trump ‘library’ grift continues
Website for Afghanistan reconstruction oversight agency vanishes
Secrecy•NewsletterCongress needs to get serious about body cameras. Here’s two ways it can
You can now FOIA Trump’s first-term records
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Declassification board pushes for release of 9/11 records
FOIA shows DOJ rollback of media protections is based on a lie
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Administration releases partial legal rationale for Venezuela strike
Trump first-term records will soon be subject to FOIA
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Trump administration continues reliance on secret law to justify potentially unlawful actions
Does DHS even know how to save its records anymore?
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Remembering Dr. William Burr, nuclear scholar and declassification expert
FPF FOIA prompts question: Who might ICE be lying to? Us, or a federal judge?
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Kristi Noem’s agency insists she’s never sent or received a direct message on Truth Social
Sen. Kelly: Read boat strike memo into Congressional Record
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: IRS says it will take eight months to search for an email
State Department hides records on our brush with nuclear Armageddon
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Let’s call DHS what it is — a domestic spying agency.
DHS makes it easier for immigration officials to destroy records
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Public records give the DOJ two black eyes this week
Against the clock: probe DHS’s election integrity unit before midterms
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: FOIA requests we filed this week and why we’re sharing
When immigration agents hide, body camera footage is vital
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: The case for making public records-based reporting free
FOIA-based reporting should be free
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Tell Congress that FOIA must apply to ICE’s secret prisons
Tips for filing FOIA requests during a government shutdown
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Secret law provides cover for more killings
John Oliver rips presidential library loophole
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: There shouldn’t be secret law. Pam Bondi didn’t get the memo
Trump has made most of his national security memos public. Except one
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: How is the FBI responding to FPF’s FOIA requests? Not well.
We sued the government over excessive secrecy three times this week
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: New report shows classification mistakes are rampant
Will the FBI tell us if it knew Charlie Kirk was in danger?
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: 9/11 records turn 25 next year. They should be automatically declassified.
Evolving digital security practices and the mistakes we’re making
Communication security•NewsletterFPF’s Harlo Holmes offers advice on 404 Media podcast
In raid on journalist, Apple’s Lockdown Mode blocks FBI
Device safety•NewsletterLockdown Mode is not just for dealing with remote malware — it also appears to shut down some forensic devices.
The (security) keys to our hearts
Account security•NewsletterWe’re showing our favorite digital security tools some love in our newsletter this week. Read up on why we love security keys.
Show your passcodes some love
Account security•NewsletterLet’s appreciate all that passcodes do for us by sending this week’s Valentines to them and their natural home, the password manager.
For sharing secrets, Signal is key
Communication security•NewsletterAs heart-shaped chocolate boxes fill store aisles, allow us a moment to write a love letter to one of our favorite tools: Signal.
Signal’s founder is building a private chatbot
Communication security•NewsletterConfer is an open source, end-to-end encrypted chatbot.
Instagram floods users with password reset emails
Account security•NewsletterIf you got one of these emails, you weren’t alone.
Californians get new data broker opt-out tool
Expert analysis•NewsletterEven if you don’t live in the Golden State, there are things you can do to opt out of invasive data broker companies.
Google Chrome prepares AI ‘agents’
Device safety•NewsletterHow might Chrome put guardrails on AI ‘agents’?
Lessons from Defense Department ‘Signalgate’ report
Communication security•NewsletterThe Pentagon inspector general’s report gives more details on the incident than ever before.
Commercial spyware targets Signal, WhatsApp users
Malware•NewsletterTo protect your sensitive conversations, you’ll need to make sure your device is safe.
Researchers find flaw exposing billions of WhatsApp numbers
Communication security•NewsletterResearchers discovered phone numbers and, in some instances, associated profile photos and names through WhatsApp’s contact discovery tool
Data breaches: an ever-present privacy problem
Account security•NewsletterData breaches are an unfortunate fact of modern life. While we can’t always control the security of the apps and services we use, there are some steps we can take to limit how much of our data is out there.
Malware exposes media company’s Slack chats
Device safety•NewsletterThe names, email addresses, and chat histories of over 17,000 employees and external business contacts in the company’s Slack system were exposed thanks to one infected computer.
AI browsers: the security headache nobody asked for
Network security•NewsletterDespite their growing presence, AI-powered browsers aren’t ready for prime time when it comes to security
Phishing scams are all trick, no treat
Expert analysis•NewsletterOnline scamming has become an industry.
Great for costume ideas, bad for cybersecurity
Network security•NewsletterState-sponsored hacking collectives are myriad, but let’s focus on one
A warren of subterranean hallways
Device safety•NewsletterIf you are traveling to the U.S. soon, you can be forgiven if your mind starts racing and the words on your screen start blurring together
Data vampires … we mean, brokers
Account security•NewsletterThat unsettled feeling you get when you are served an all-too-accurate advertisement? Data brokers at work
Warning: Time to move away from Windows 10
Device safety•NewsletterWith Windows dropping support for Windows 10, you’ll need to upgrade — or consider another operating system entirely!
J-school security curriculum: New resource pack!
Announcements•NewsletterCanvas breach, Instagram account hijacking via chatbots, and more
J-school security curriculum: Major updates in progress
Announcements•NewsletterA revamped digital security 101 module is coming soon!
Want to run digital security trainings?
Announcements•NewsletterWant to learn how to teach “digital security 101” in your J-school? Of course you do!
J-school security curriculum: Content updates!
Announcements•NewsletterCheck out the latest updates to our digital security 101, authentication, and malware modules.
J-school security curriculum: ‘Digital security 101’ updates
Announcements•NewsletterWe’ve made updates to our “Digital security 101” module, and more.
J-school security curriculum: New resource pack!
Announcements•NewsletterCheck out the new resource pack for our “Digital security 101 — Crossing the US-Mexico border” module.
J-school security curriculum: Reviewed and refreshed!
Announcements•NewsletterOn the heels of our new module focused on U.S. southern border journalism, we are happy to announce a range of additional updates to modernize the rest of the J-school curriculum.
J-school security curriculum: New module!
Announcements•NewsletterWe’re thrilled to announce a new module focused on U.S. southern border journalism
J-school security curriculum: DeepSeek leak and more ‘fun’ news
NewsletterWell, at least there’s a lot of stuff to talk to your class about
J-school security curriculum: Into the Dangerzone
NewsletterWe’ve added new slides to our Malware module to help instructors get started sharing the good word about Dangerzone.
J-School Digital Security Curriculum: September Update
NewsletterHello again!It’s Martin, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with our regular update on the U.S. Journalism School Digital Security Curriculum.J-school security curriculum highlightsTo account for new username and privacy options in recent versions of Signal, we made some small changes to the …
J-School Digital Security Curriculum: July Update
NewsletterHello again!It’s Martin, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with our regular update on the U.S. Journalism School Digital Security Curriculum.Before we jump in, I want to share that we’re hiring a Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL) consultant to help us develop a …
