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Gaza Journalists Released From Israeli Jails Say Their Jobs Made Them Targets
What happens when journalistic work itself becomes the justification for imprisonment, beatings, and insults?
WaPo Ordered to Rehire Karen Attiah, Who Was Fired for Charlie Kirk Comments
The independent arbitrator also ordered The Washington Post to provide Attiah with full back pay and benefits.
Journalists Fired From Military Newspaper for Asserting Editorial Independence
Stars and Stripes Editor-in-Chief Erik Slavin told CBS he would refuse censorship. The next month, he was fired.
Already Vulnerable, Iran’s Media Institutions Suffer in US War of Aggression
Newsrooms, broadcasting studios, and publishing houses have suffered serious damage.
DOJ Drops Subpoenas of New York Times Journalists and Their Family Members
“Are you going to do this again?” the judge asked lawyers for the administration.
DOJ Subpoenaed Phone Records From NYT Reporters and Their Family Members
The move was in reaction to the publication’s reporting on Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One.
Judge Blocks Pentagon “Escort” Policy for Journalists Entering the Building
The restrictive policy on the press “surely is a perverse reading of the First Amendment,” Judge Paul Friedman said.
DOJ Approves Another Merger Amid Fears Trump Allies Will Tighten Grip on Media
Free press advocate Craig Aaron explains the stakes of billionaire-owned Paramount potentially acquiring Warner Bros.
Pentagon Announces Policy Designating Its Press Office as a “Classified Area”
“This is the most transparent War Department in history,” a Pentagon official said following the policy barring media.
Trump’s Justice Department Subpoenas News Outlets Over Iran War Coverage
Trump has said media outlets who circulate what he baselessly calls “false information” should be charged with treason.