Several recent moves by Trump’s Justice Department threaten press freedom
Trump's Justice Department has much more power over journalists than Trump's tweets, and may be getting ready to use it.
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker in 2018: Year two of documenting attacks on the press in the Trump era
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker documented numerous attacks on journalists and press freedom rights across the country in 2018, from arrests to physical attacks and prosecutions of sources.
Beyond the blockade
Since 2012, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) has accepted donations on behalf of WikiLeaks readers after Visa, Mastercard and PayPal instituted an extra-legal financial blockade of WikiLeaks in 2011 and 2012. When WikiLeaks started publishing classified State Department cables in conjunction with the New York Times and other …
Pass the Daniel Ellsberg Act!
Plus: Free Estefany Rodríguez from ICE
The public deserves to know when Iran war reporting is stifled
An unprecedented censorship infrastructure will obscure the fighting
DOJ’s ridiculous attempt to prosecute Don Lemon fails
Also: Judge halts search of records seized from Washington Post reporter
What the Maduro ‘extradition’ could mean for U.S. journalists
If the Maduro precedent catches on, U.S. reporters could be kidnapped and prosecuted overseas for activities that enjoy legal protection at home.
ICE is on a rampage against the press
Plus: Journalist Mario Guevara has been deported
Trump DOJ repeals protections for journalist-source confidentiality
Democrats to blame for ignoring repeated warnings that this would happen if they didn't pass the PRESS Act
Judge issues inexcuseable censorship order
Plus: Trump hides migrant detention away at Gitmo