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Protecting and defending press freedom in the 21st century.

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Trump is actively steering the sale of CNN’s parent company to billionaire David Ellison, one of his biggest supporters, and the White House is reportedly even telling him which anchors to fire. This is an assault on the First Amendment, just as it would be if Biden steered the sale of Fox News to one of his donors. “Any president, no matter Democrat or Republican, shouldn't be able to put their thumb on the scales to make sure only his cronies get to own major news organizations.” Watch our Executive Director Trevor Timm explain what this means for press freedom, and visit the link in our bio to subscribe to our weekly newsletter for more. 11 Mar 2026

DHS says filming ICE is illegal and amounts to doxxing. They’re absolutely wrong. Recording law enforcement in public spaces is protected by the First Amendment — and courts have affirmed that right time and again. Watch our executive director Trevor Timm explain, and click on the link in the bio to find out how you can help. 04 Feb 2026

The attack on journalism is bigger than any one journalist. I know firsthand what it means to be targeted for doing your job. But across the country, journalists are facing threats, arrests and violence simply for keeping the public informed. These stories matter. Because when the press is under attack, your ability to have access to information is under attack, too. Yet, the media doesn’t do the best job amplifying itself. That’s why I’m partnering with the @USPressTracker, @CommitteetoProtectJournalists and @ProtectDemocracy to make sure these stories are documented and told. Over the next 6 weeks we will highlight the stories of other journalists whose press freedoms have come under attack. 10 Nov 2026

Democrats have taken decisive control of Congress, and incoming committee chairs are already promising a blitz of subpoenas and televised hearings. The subjects of the investigations run the gamut from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s abuse of power to a culture of official self-enrichment without precedent in modern American history. But the success of these investigations will only be as good as the records agencies and the White House preserve and the independence of the system charged with releasing them. The Trump administration’s anti-accountability obfuscation will likely play out on two fronts. Across federal agencies, political appointees will continue refusing committee requests for information, ignore the Freedom of Information Act, and scrub government websites of data — all while loyalist inspectors general look the other way. Inside the White House, secrecy could grow even more brazen as the Department of Justice doubles down on its baseless theory that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, asserting that the president can withhold, destroy, or sell our public history on eBay. FPF is challenging this in court alongside @citizensforethics in Washington, but if the DOJ succeeds, Trump could once again haul presidential papers to Mar-a-Lago without consequence. These secrecy tactics point to why investigating individual scandals without strengthening transparency infrastructure is an exercise in futility. And that’s precisely the reason why, when Richard Nixon abused his office, Congress didn’t just hold hearings: Lawmakers codified the Presidential Records Act, strengthened FOIA, and created the inspector general framework. The next Congress must follow those footsteps and reinforce our transparency laws. To carry the post-Watergate legacy forward, Congress should rebuild FOIA, disable secret corruption, empower NARA, and pass the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act to protect the whistleblowers. Congressional oversight helps expose abuses of power, but meaningful statutory changes will prevent it from recurring. Comment “link” and we’ll DM you the full story. 📷: @apnews Photo/Alex Brandon 09 Nov 2026

Happy 40th birthday to Aaron Swartz — a visionary force for good in internet history. At @freedomofthepressfoundation, we honor his legacy through his last project, SecureDrop, an open source tool that helps journalists securely communicate with sources and defend press freedom. This Sunday is Aaron Swartz Day. Join our hackathon and help make SecureDrop stronger than ever. Watch our video to learn more. 06 Nov 2026

Are today’s social media creators the modern equivalent of 18th-century pamphleteers? Adam Rose (@adjoro) from Freedom of the Press Foundation (@freedomofthepressfoundation) breaks down how the First Amendment was originally created to protect independent voices—from Thomas Paine to modern-day content creators. Catch the full conversation on this week's episode of All These Wonderful Things! 🎧 05 Nov 2026

This week, @techfreedom led a coalition letter signed by @freedomofthepressfoundation warning Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr that his threats against broadcasters reporting on election-related polling are baseless, and that the First Amendment prohibits the FCC from acting as a Ministry of Political Truth. More than 75 scholars of First Amendment, communications, and technology law and prominent civil liberties organizations also joined the letter. On October 21, following the revelation that Wedgewood Polls fabricated its data, Carr threatened legal action against broadcasters reporting on “[f]ake Polls … designed to … interfere with the regular functioning of the electoral process and alter the normal patterns of voter turnout and enthusiasm.” The coalition letter makes clear that Carr’s weapons of choice — the broadcast hoax rule and news distortion policy — are inapplicable and may not be used to silence political reporting disfavored by the administration. Comment “link” and we’ll DM you the full open letter. 📷: Aaron Schwartz/Sipa USA (Sipa via @APNews Images) 04 Nov 2026

For Election Day, Adam Rose (@adjoro) from @freedomofthepressfoundation talks with AJ (@ajschnack) about the chilling message sent when city officials target journalists, how taxpayers end up footing the bill for the city's First Amendment violations, and the vicious actions taken against a free press. Listen now on this week's episode of All These Wonderful Things. 🎧 03 Nov 2026

The latest charges against James Comey accuse the former FBI director of transmitting national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act. His case may be short-lived, but it’s the latest example of the law being used for politicized prosecutions and government efforts to silence whistleblowers. The statute has been employed by and against officials from both political parties. President Donald Trump was charged under the law for hiding classified documents in a bathroom. Former President Joe Biden was investigated under it for retaining a smaller set of files. So how did this archaic statute become the go-to weapon for political and censorial prosecutions? The provision of the Espionage Act used against Comey and many others criminalizes conduct having nothing to do with spying. The 1917 law makes a felon of anyone who “communicates, delivers, transmits … or willfully retains” national defense information. And its wording is so vague that, taken literally, it could permit imprisoning people who merely read national security reporting based on leaks in the newspaper. Absent reform, future administrations will inherit the same vague statutory language and the same unchecked discretion, to perhaps misuse against a fresh set of enemies. In this context, reforming the Espionage Act should be an easy sell. The next Congress needs to learn from this bipartisan history of Espionage Act abuse and get behind Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act. The bill would limit the Espionage Act’s reach to legitimately classified information and to government employees with a legal duty to protect it. It would require the government to prove that a defendant intended to harm the United States or benefit a foreign power, and it would allow those charged to argue that they were acting in the public interest. None of the Ellsberg Act’s reforms would interfere with prosecutions of actual espionage. But they would make it much harder for any administration to use a World War I-era law to settle modern-day political scores or to censor criticism. Comment “link” and we’ll DM you this story. 📷: @APNews Photo/ @andyharnik 02 Nov 2026

AI-powered camera networks like Flock Safety, Axon, and others not only threaten First Amendment rights but also pose a particular danger to the free press. These systems make it easier for the government to harass journalists or to track them and identify their sources. Watch our video to learn more, and find out how you can help get Flock out of our communities. 30 Oct 2026

"There is just no basis whatsoever in the Constitution to discriminate against news outlets that refuse to pay you a million dollars a year for early access to your posts," FPF's Seth Stern told @bbcnews' @stevelai about President Trump selling early access to his Truth Social posts, on Thursday night, New York time. In August, FPF and @theintercept sued Trump over his scheme to charge $100,000 per month for advance access to official government announcements on Truth Social, alleging it violates the First and Fifth amendments to the Constitution. 30 Oct 2026

With more than 3 billion users, there’s a good chance you know a lot of people using WhatsApp, a free app for voice calls, video calls, and messaging. With some tweaks, you can make it much more secure for your conversations. In WhatsApp, conversations are end-to-end encrypted, meaning that no one except the conversational participants can read the messages without permission from someone in the conversation. Its encryption is publicly viewable, allowing security specialists to look closely for potential holes. Likewise, because it's so popular, you and your contacts may already have it on your devices. All of these features make WhatsApp a decent option for securing your conversations. However, there are still some privacy and security trade-offs to consider. WhatsApp is owned by Meta, formerly known as Facebook, and it shares users’ phone numbers and analytics data with the company. It may therefore not be appropriate for journalists who are, say, talking to employees at Meta or Facebook-owned companies about their work. Likewise, responsive to a valid legal request, courts may compel Meta to share data about your conversations. Finally, many of WhatsApp's security features are not activated by default, and you’ll need to change some security settings to get the most out of the app. Swipe through the carousel to learn how to maximize your WhatsApp security, and read more at the link in our profile. 📸: Freedom of the Press Foundation Enable usernames ⌨️ Make sure cloud backups are off ☁️ Adjust your privacy settings 🕵️ Make messages automatically disappear 😶‍🌫️ Something strange happen with your encryption? Get notified 📳 Use session verification ✅ Enable two-step verification to protect your WhatsApp account 🔐 Protect your IP address 🛜 Enable 'Strict Account Settings' ⚙️ Security hygiene 🧼 29 Oct 2026

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