A journalist’s campaign to fix public records law in the U.S. Virgin Islands
If journalists don’t advocate for their own rights, who will?
Seth Stern
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Seth is the chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF). Seth’s articles about press freedom have been published by outlets like The Guardian, The Intercept, Rolling Stone and Columbia Journalism Review, as well as local newspapers in his hometown of Chicago and around the country. Seth and FPF’s advocacy team work in collaboration with everyone from independent bloggers and incarcerated journalists to major national news outlets and civil liberties organizations to promote laws and policies that allow public-interest journalism to thrive. Before joining FPF, Seth practiced media and First Amendment law for 13 years.
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