journalism
Window Closing for the 118th Congress to Strengthening Journalist Protection with the PRESS Act
As the November election nears, and the 118th Congress draws to a close, time is running out to pass and enact the PRESS Act.
The legislation would bolster federal shield laws by prohibiting federal agencies not only from coercing … Read more »
Report On Leak Investigation By CBP Reveals Unrestricted Surveillance Powers
According to an investigation by Yahoo News, a little-known division of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) was found to regularly snoop on journalists, nonprofit workers, and even members of Congress using CBP’s vast arsenal of surveillance tools. Moreover, … 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 »
Journalists Face Greater Legal Peril as US Justice Department Goes After Leakers
According to a new article from The Intercept, the US Department of Justice has announced that, as part of their redoubled effort to combat unauthorized disclosures, it may issue subpoenas to compel journalists to identify sources for their reporting. … Read more »
Felony Rioting Charges Against Journalists Threaten Free Press Coverage
UPDATE (6/19/17): In their continuing coverage of detained Inauguration Day protesters and journalists covering them, Al Jazeera reports that two journalists swept up in a mass arrest by police in Washington DC remain charged (along with the protesters) with several … Read more »
Justice Department Hint at Charges Against Wikileaks’ Assange Threatens Freedom of the Press
UPDATE: Since Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced his intention to pursue charges against Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange, President Donald Trump has publicly endorsed Sessions’s proposed Justice Department move. Not only does this recent explicit approval by Trump only heighten … Read more »
