Chilling effect of Assange prosecution on display in Signalgate
Criminal charges should be the furthest thing from reporters’ minds when news falls in their laps
No secret deportation hearings
Plus: Attacks on legal services are attacks on the press
If the First Amendment doesn’t work, try the Fifth
If officials say newsgathering is illegal, subpoenaed journalists should take them at their word
With inspectors general under threat, Espionage Act charges may soar
The IG crisis should place renewed attention on reforming the Espionage Act to protect journalists and whistleblowers from abuse
Three press freedom threats to watch during Trump 2.0
Leaks investigations, prosecutions of journalists, and government spying on the press could all be on the table in the second Trump administration.
My Groundhog Day prediction: More secrecy
Disappearing government data, transparency double-standards — another busy week tracking government secrecy
Biden’s press freedom legacy: Empty words and hypocrisy
The outgoing administration’s three biggest press freedom failures
The Pentagon Papers
How a leak revealed that lies were the foundation of U.S. policy on Vietnam
Trump attacks oversight, Dems attack whistleblowers
If Snowden is a traitor, what should we call all the intelligence officials who broke the law to spy on Americans and lied about it?
A dangerous time to attack whistleblowers
Plus: A perfect setup to criminalize reporting of corporate secrets