CN Condemns FBI Raid on CN Columnist’s Home
Consortium News strongly condemns the raid on the home of its columnist Scott Ritter by the F.B.l. on Thursday as a serious threat to press freedom.
Julian Assange Is (Nearly) Free: Live Coverage
After agreeing to a plea deal, the WikiLeaks publisher is set to head home to Australia.
Israeli Government Seizes AP’s Media Equipment in Latest Act of Censorship
AP called it "an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country’s new foreign broadcaster law".
Student Journalists Are Needed Now More Than Ever
While the mainstream media repeatedly mischaracterizes pro-Palestine protests on campus, police and university administrations are attempting to repress the student press.
Israel Bans Al Jazeera Journalists, Network
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The Committee to Protect Journalists on Sunday condemned the Israeli cabinet’s decision to ban the Al Jazeera news network…
The Press Freedom Clock is TikToking
On World Press Freedom Day, we must recognize and support independent, public-interest journalism before it’s too late.
Gaza Journalists Killed by Israel Honored on World Press Freedom Day
"To claim these deaths are accidental is not only incredulous, it is insulting to the memory of professionals who lived their lives in service of truth and accuracy," said one…
Biden Administration Won’t Say Whether They Support Federal Shield Law for Journalists
In January, the House of Representatives passed a law to protect journalists. How come the White House doesn't want to talk about it?
U.K. Court to Decide Tuesday If Julian Assange Can Appeal Extradition
The decision will be issued at 10:30 am London time
Report: Justice Department Considering Plea Deal for Assange
A plea deal could free Assange from prison
The Show Trial against Julian Assange
How US and British authorities are bending the law and undermining press freedom
UK Steps Up War on Whistleblower Journalism With New National Security Act
Under a repressive new act, British nationals could face prison for undermining London’s national security line. Intended to destroy WikiLeaks and others exposing war crimes, the law is a direct…
Biden Justice Department Makes An Example Out Of IRS Whistleblower
President Joe Biden's campaign seized on IRS whistleblower Charles Littlejohn's revelations about Trump's tax returns. Instead of honoring Littlejohn, the Justice Department sought one of the harshest prison sentences ever.
US Press Freedom Tracker: Reporters Criminalized for ‘Routine Journalism’ in 2023
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a project of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, documented several incidents in 2023, where reporters were criminalized for “routine journalism."
The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook.
The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War.