On World Press Freedom Day, Journalism Is Under Fire
Joshua Scheer On this World Press Freedom Day, we honor not only the courage of journalists who risk everything to tell the truth, but also the relentless work of organizations…
American Press Freedom on the Brink
Clayton Weimers for Project Censored As World Press Freedom Day (May 3) nears, it’s a good time to step back and assess how journalists and news outlets are faring in…
‘We’ve All Been Changed By This’: Sharif Abdel Kouddous On Documenting Israel’s (Ongoing) War Crimes In Gaza And Lebanon
Marc Steiner for TRNN Sharif Abdel Kouddous has reported from war zones and disaster areas across the world—from Egypt, Syria, and Libya, to Iraq, Algeria, Haiti, and the United States—but…
Israel Kills Journalist in Lebanon After “Hunting” Down Her and a Colleague
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout Israel targeted the slain journalist’s colleague with three strikes, including one on an ambulance she was in. Israeli forces killed…
Press Freedom Groups Demand International Probe Into Israel’s Killing of Journalist Amal Khalil
Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Global press freedom organizations are demanding an immediate international probe into the Israeli military’s apparently targeted killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who died trapped…
When Journalism Becomes a Crime: From Israel’s War Zones to Kash Patel’s FBI
Joshua Scheer The Associated Press has surfaced yet another episode in the ongoing normalization of federal power being turned inward—this time aimed not at activists, whistleblowers, or dissidents, but at…
We Need ‘More Muckrakers and Fewer Buck-Takers’
Mickey Huff for Project Censored Fifty years ago, Carl Jensen founded Project Censored because he knew that journalism was the lifeblood of democracy. He argued that the news media, despite…
Kuwait Arrests Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin for Reporting the Truth
Joshua Scheer There are moments when the mask slips—when the language of “national security” is exposed for what it is: a weapon used to silence truth. The arrest and ongoing…
From Risk to Target: The New Reality for Journalists in War Zones
Joshua Scheer As Journalists Are Killed, the World Looks Away We reported on one of these deaths yesterday. Today, there are more. The killing of journalists—already at record levels—continues at…
100 Strikes in 10 Minutes: Lebanon Bombed as Gaza Burns and Journalists Are Killed
Joshua Scheer Al Jazeera English reports that Israel has carried out one of its most intense assaults on Lebanon since March 2, unleashing a rapid and coordinated wave of airstrikes…
Pete Hegseth’s War on Journalists (and Iran Too)
Pete Tucker for FAIR Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth appears to be in the midst of two conflicts, one…in Iran, and the other with the American free press over its coverage…
‘There Is a Cost to Telling the Truth.’But Georgia Fort Is Undeterred
Erin Aubry Kaplan for Capital and Main Last month, on her 38th birthday, Georgia Fort told me that she finally feels like an adult. Not because her three kids are…
Israel Responsible for Two-Thirds of Journalist Deaths in 2025: Press Freedom Group
The number of journalists killed by Israel is remarkably high even when compared to the number of journalists killed in other conflict zones.
Journalists Jailed by ICE Are Revealing the Horrors of Incarceration
By Jeremy Busby / Truthout, The Appeal For decades, corporate media and elected officials have shown little interest in reporting by incarcerated individuals on the unchecked inhumane treatment and deplorable…
‘Journalism Deserves Better’: Ex-Washington Post Staffers Slam Billionaire Bezos for Gutting Paper
“Journalism deserves better than a billionaire owner who decides that partying in Europe is more important than people’s lives.”