Freedom of the Press

Defending and supporting public-interest journalism in the 21st century.

Website: https://freedom.press/
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: https://pressfreedomtracker.us/
SecureDrop: https://securedrop.org/
Dangerzone: https://dangerzone.rocks/

Last Notes

2025-09-15 15:38:06 UTC

We spoke to @npub1s89…rdtv about a bonkers bill that would let Marco Rubio, who thinks pro-Palestine op-ed writers are terrorists, revoke passports for whoever he deems a supporter of terrorism.
It would also let a future Democratic administration target those it dislikes the same way.
https://theintercept.com/2025/09/13/marco-rubio-revoke-us-passports-terrorism/

2025-08-13 17:21:32 UTC

From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:
Independent photojournalist Nick Stern was pushed and struck in the face with a baton by police and his press credentials damaged while he was covering immigration protests in downtown LA on Aug. 8.
https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/photojournalist-struck-with-baton-press-credential-damaged-at-la-protest/
https://cdn.masto.host/socialfreedompress/media_attachments/files/115/022/605/443/254/229/original/6997d43742ed204c.jpg

2025-07-29 21:11:47 UTC

The good news: Tom Hayden’s public records-based citizen journalism made a real impact in his Evanston, Illinois,-community.
The bad: The personal toll of being an unpaid reporter covering politically heated stories caused him to give it up.
https://freedom.press/issues/the-rise-and-fall-of-foia-gras/

2025-07-23 14:31:49 UTC

Journalists covering recent demonstrations in California have been assaulted, detained, and shot with crowd-control munitions — simply for doing their jobs.
“We see these agencies acting lawlessly,” Tina-Desiree Berg said.
Read the recap from our webinar:
https://freedom.press/issues/pressing-on-la-journalists-face-violence-and-push-for-accountability/

2025-07-16 15:05:31 UTC

Photos and videos posted on social media have been an incredibly important source of information for journalists reporting on ICE raids.
This is exactly why we must defend the First Amendment right to record police in public and laws that protect against online censorship.
https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/trump-immigration-crackdown-social-media-ice/index.html

2025-07-03 18:56:36 UTC

Paramount's spineless decision to settle Trump's baseless and patently unconstitutional lawsuit "will be remembered as one of the most shameful capitulations by the press to a president in history," we said.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-07-02/paramount-faces-backlash-over-its-16-million-settlement-with-trump

2025-06-18 20:25:57 UTC

There is absolutely no reason to deport a longtime journalist who is authorized to work in the United States.
The Dekalb County Sheriff's Office should not have released Mario Guevara to ICE.
https://www.wrdw.com/2025/06/18/arrested-ga-protest-immigrant-journalist-now-ice-custody/

2025-06-09 16:11:31 UTC

From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:
We are actively reporting on multiple attacks against journalists covering protests in LA — including assaults, equipment damage, and other press freedom violations.
https://cdn.masto.host/socialfreedompress/media_attachments/files/114/654/275/906/356/254/original/dbdca774c319560e.jpg

2025-05-27 19:01:37 UTC

Virtually every time the government has cracked down on leaks claiming some kind of threat to the homeland, the real threat has been to its own reputation.
But this time we know the truth almost immediately, thanks to leaks.
https://freedom.press/issues/recent-leaks-reinforce-why-journalist-source-confidentiality-needs-protecting/