Paramount’s spineless capitulation
Plus: Exposing atrocities against Palestinian journalists
Trump-Paramount mediation is toxic for all involved
Trump•NewsletterA billboard in New York City’s Times Square urges Paramount Global not to settle Trump’s frivolous lawsuit to pay for the administration’s approval of a merger.
How to help journalists covering protests
Protests•NewsletterPlus: Agencies hijack the ‘public interest’ to attack free speech
Journalists under attack in LA
Protests•NewsletterPlus: All-star lawyers join FPF’s effort to stop Paramount settlement
Snowden revelations take on added urgency
Whistleblowers•NewsletterPlus: Texas is about to ban college kids talking at night
Risking free speech won’t protect kids
Surveillance•NewsletterPlus: We’re ready to sue if Paramount sells out the press
Recent leaks show why source protection matters
Leaks•NewsletterPlus: Don’t empower Trump to define terrorism
Authoritarianism meets unfair competition
Media Funding•NewsletterPlus: State Department must release Öztürk memo
FPF proves the administration is lying about leaks
Reporter’s Privilege•NewsletterPlus: Attacks on law firms and nonprofits endanger the press
100 days, 100 attacks on the press
Trump•NewsletterPlus: DOJ repeals protections for journalist-source confidentiality
Release secret memos on op-ed writer abduction
Trump•NewsletterPlus: Journalist targeted by Trump 1.0 discusses threats from Trump 2.0
Acknowledging important local journalism
Incarcerated Journalists•NewsletterDear Friend of Press Freedom,Here are this week’s top press freedom stories, plus updates on our work at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).A series to spotlight public-records-based local journalismA major reason why politicians are able to attack the press without much resistance is that the public …
No secret deportation hearings
Court access•NewsletterPlus: Attacks on legal services are attacks on the press
Local news fights press threats
Arrests/Prosecutions•NewsletterPlus: When the First Amendment fails, try the Fifth
Public records are for the public
Media Funding•NewsletterPlus: Catch us on NPR while you still can
Florida wants journalists to self-censor
SLAPPs•NewsletterPlus: Indiana authorities must drop charges against photojournalist
Don’t break Texas anti-SLAPP law
SLAPPs•NewsletterPlus: Will Democrats make it so expensive to run a social media platform that only those loyal to Trump can stay in business?
Press pool takeover drowns First Amendment
Trump•NewsletterPlus: Why Senate must not confirm Ed Martin
Judge issues inexcuseable censorship order
Prior Restraint•NewsletterPlus: Trump hides migrant detention away at Gitmo
Trump says leaks damage national security. Don’t take his word for it
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Claims Paramount settlement money will go towards a library deserve heavy scrutiny
Declassify leaked Iran report to see if Trump is lying on intel — again
NewsletterPlus: IRS joins growing list of agencies with gutted FOIA offices
Tips for requesting body-worn camera footage from the L.A. protests
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Don’t miss FPF’s upcoming virtual FOIA event
FPF FOIA project targets press abuses
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Gabbard wants the intelligence community to embrace AI. Will that be good for declassification?
Snowden surveillance disclosures should be revisited as DOGE builds its “master database”
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Justice Department lets former White House officials accused of stealing presidential records keep them.
FOIA reporting makes headlines. Wired and 404 Media make the articles free.
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: The Food and Drug Administration is still hiding deadly E. coli outbreak information
Do you trust Marco Rubio to administer the Electoral College?
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Major hack of FOIA software reveals problems of government’s overreliance on private companies
Did Gabbard respond to FPF FOIA release by firing officials, scrubbing website?
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: No, the $400 million jet isn’t going to a library. It’s going to a private foundation.
Why Trump’s decision to crack down on journalists prompted FPF FOIA win
FOIA•NewsletterPlus more of this week’s most important secrecy news.
Government says 94% of FOIA requests released, in surprise to requesters
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: White House move threatens world’s largest transparency project
E. coli secrecy places corporate interests over public health
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: RFK Jr. says “We’re going to try to get as close as we can to total transparency.”
If Congress wants robust oversight powers, it must defend FOIA
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Excessive government secrecy might be bad for your investment portfolio
Here’s how the firing of FOIA officials could hurt the DOGE audit
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Tulsi Gabbard wants to declassify information that “serves the public interest.” But who is determining what’s in the public interest?
RFK Jr. promises radical transparency, then closes FOIA shops
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Which FOIA offices might be closed next
The Signalgate problem nobody is talking about
Secrecy•NewsletterThe White House isn’t complying with the Presidential Records Act (again)
Was chaotic JFK declassification marred by National Archives firings?
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Wired drops FOIA reporting paywall. Will other media outlets follow?
It’s Marco Rubio’s party, and he’ll burn documents if he wants to
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: A judge ruled DOGE is likely subject to FOIA. But that doesn’t mean we’re guaranteed to see its records.
USAID keeping reports secret out of fear of Trump retaliation
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: The government’s excuse for keeping a climate report hidden is easily disproved
Capricious government secrecy could threaten crop production
FOIA•NewsletterPlus: Trump administration attacks the advisory committees that keep the government honest
What’s the status of JFK declassification efforts?
Secrecy•NewsletterPlus: Don’t be mad DOGE posted classified budget information. Intelligence agencies’ budgets should be public
Meta fixes bug that leaked AI chats
Communication security•NewsletterA security researcher found that by altering the ID attached to Meta AI prompts, he could get their chatbot to spit out someone else’s prompt and AI-generated responses
AI impersonation in the White House
Expert analysis•NewsletterJournalistic skepticism is pretty normal. But now we need to question someone’s literal voice. That’s a bit new
Airline data is flying all over the place
Account security•NewsletterGetting back to the basics can help you mitigate the impact of mass data breaches
Oh, Brother (printers)!
Device safety•NewsletterThe best time to patch your connected devices is all the time
Should you try Google Advanced Protection?
Device safety•NewsletterIt’s the digital security training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), with security news that keeps you, your sources, and your devices safe. If someone shared this newsletter with you, please subscribe here.Android 16 drops — and with it, Advanced Protection modeJournalists and other at-risk …
Journalist searched and detained at US airport
Device safety•NewsletterCBP searched an Australian journalist’s phone. He noted he was questioned over materials in his blog, social media posts, and reporting
Report examines scams on the rise
Expert analysis•NewsletterThe report also examines users’ choices in authentication methods, highlighting passkeys
The automated license plate reader dragnet
Surveillance•NewsletterAutomated license plate readers are everywhere, and they can often tell a story about your movement
Signal blocks Microsoft Recall from recalling
Communication security•NewsletterSignal is making it harder for your private messages to get pulled into Microsoft’s new Recall AI feature
Telegram’s growing mountain of data requests
Expert analysis•NewsletterTelegram’s transparency reporting bot suggests their compliance with data requests from authorities has exploded between 2024 and 2025.
NSO Group fined in WhatsApp suit
Malware•NewsletterThe lawsuit also reveals more about how NSO Group executed its attacks on WhatsApp users, including journalists.
More Signalgate than we can tolerate
Communication security•NewsletterLook, neither one of us wants this. But we’re going to have to keep talking about how defense officials are using Signal in unusual ways
Chrome concedes third-party cookie fight
Expert analysis•NewsletterThird-party cookie ad tracking in Chrome is here to stay. If you’re sticking with Chrome, let’s talk about some safer settings.
Signalgate: The saga continues
Communication security•NewsletterThe Signalgate saga continues. This time, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent operational Yemen missile strike details to his wife and brother. Fortunately you can learn from Hegseth’s mistakes.
Tariffs and security updates
Device safety•NewsletterIf you’re like me, you’re thinking about whether to buy electronics ahead of potential tariffs, and how long those devices will receive updates
Siding with Apple, court rejects UK’s secrecy request
File security•NewsletterA transparency win in a case concerning backdoor requests to Apple
Move over Signalgate, let’s talk Venmogate
NewsletterFriends don’t let friends show the national security adviser is on their Venmo contact list
Security lessons from a Signal group chat
Communication security•NewsletterThe editor-in-chief of The Atlantic is added to a Signal group chat discussing national security information — presumably by accident
Ad CEO boasts about data broker capabilities
NewsletterIf our digital security trainer were in charge of data broker services, he might keep his cards closer to the vest. But that’s just him
Dropping malicious browser extensions
Account security•NewsletterBrowser extensions are powerful, but not all are trustworthy. Here’s how to scale back to the ones you trust
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 …
