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Free Press Advocates Decry FBI Search of Washington Post Reporter’s Home
“It’s hard to interpret this as anything other than an attempt to squash the freedom of the press,” one critic said.
Rights Groups Slam GOP Subpoena of Journalist Who Reported on Special Forces
“The subpoena has few parallels or precedents in recent history,” the groups said in defense of journalist Seth Harp.
This Tribal News Agency Shows How to Defend a Free Press at the Grassroots
As Trump erodes press freedoms, the resurgence of Mvskoke Media offers lessons on how to protect independent media.
Billionaires Are Encroaching on the Free Press. Let’s Act to Defend It in 2026.
Independent grassroots journalism committed to the pursuit of liberation is an antidote to billionaire-dictated media.
Trump’s BBC Lawsuit Seeks to Bully International Newsrooms Into Servility
MAGA’s vision of journalism isn’t even remotely compatible with democracy.
After More Than 2 Weeks in ICE Detention, UK Commentator Sami Hamdi Released
The Trump administration’s agreement acknowledged that he is not “a danger to the community or to national security.”
Critics Denounce Pentagon Loyalty Pledge Signatories as “Propaganda Corps”
“That’s a lot of stenographers,” said one journalist.
Reporters Walk Out of Pentagon, Refusing to Heed New Press Policy
The only outlet to agree to the restrictive new rules is the far right One America News Network.
Major News Outlets Refuse to Sign “Unconstitutional” Pentagon Press Policy
The policy would bar reporters from seeking or reporting information not explicitly authorized by the Trump admin.
Bari Weiss to Head CBS News Within Pro-Trump, Pro-Israel Expanding Media Empire
Weiss’s appointment by the billionaire Ellison family “is an ideological power play,” says journalist David Klion.