UK grants Assange extradition appeal — but US can end this case now
Freedom of the Press Foundation comments on the implications for press freedom of today’s Assange ruling
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?
Outrageous raids on journalists in Australia and elsewhere threaten press freedom
Recent raids on journalists and newsrooms in Australia are the latest in a string of instances — in no way limited to Australia — of government targeting of journalists for their reporting.
Freedom of the Press Foundation's Response to Obama's NSA Speech
President Obama addressed NSA reform in a forty minute speech this morning in which he proposed a few welcome reforms and many which could normalize some of the NSA's most dangerous practices. The ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and journalist Glenn Greenwald have already issued responses well worth reading. …
Russia’s prosecution of Gershkovich is shameful. Freeing Assange would allow U.S. to credibly condemn it
Criminalization of routine newsgathering undermines press freedom everywhere
New Book Compares the Pentagon Papers to WikiLeaks, Calls for Obama to End Crackdown on Whistleblowers
This week, James Goodale, former general counsel of the New York Times, is out with a new book called “Fighting for the Press,” which chronicles his role in convincing the New York Times to publish the Pentagon Papers, and then convincing the Supreme Court the Times was protected by …
Freedom of the Press Foundation's comment to the UN on the protection of sources and whistleblowers
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye, recently called for outside comments on the protection of sources and whistleblowers around the world and will be presenting a report on the subject to the UN General Assembly in October 2015. Freedom of the Press Foundation submitted …
Don’t let prosecutors decide when journalism isn’t journalism
Legal attack on reporter Trevor Aaronson is the government’s latest attempt to seize the power to define journalism
WikiLeaks v. "The Fifth Estate" -- Facts and Fiction in the New Hollywood Movie
Roundtable Discussion Hosted by Freedom of the Press Foundation
Snowden DoublePlusUngood: Continuing shades of Orwell in the NSA saga
It was great to read this Edward Snowden New York Times op-ed—great because the piece is as thoughtful and informative as you’d expect, and even better because it’s an example of Snowden’s continuing ability to raise awareness of the dangers of an unchecked surveillance state. In fact, Snowden has …