freedom of the press
Watch Daniel Ellsberg and Kevin Gosztola Deftly Elucidate the Assange Extradition’s Imperilment of Press Freedom
Last week, Defending Rights & Dissent hosted and streamed a panel discussion with celebrated whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and journalist Kevin Gosztola. In the webinar, the two adeptly outlined the threat to freedom of the press posed by the looming … Read more »
Justice Department Steps Up Assault on Press Freedom with Records Request Into New York Times Journalist
A new article from the New York Times reports that the Department of Justice sought, and was granted, communications records for a journalist as part of an investigation into a former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer who allegedly acted as a … Read more »
Police Persecute Black Activist Attacked by White Supremacists
According to a new article from The Guardian, a journalist stabbed by white supremacists while chronicling counter-protesters’ presence was subsequently charged for rioting and assault, among other offenses. Cedric O’Bannon, an activist and journalist, was filming counter-protesters opposing a Neo-Nazi … Read more »
Chicago Journalist Jamie Kalven’s Subpoena Battle Illustrates the Danger of Indirect Attacks on Press Freedom
In The Intercept, Chicago journalist Jamie Kalven reflects on his recent court battle to protect a source of his reporting, and what it illustrates about the state of press freedoms in the United States. Last year, Kalven, whose reporting … Read more »
