Recent News RSS feed for recent news
Justice Dept. and Julian Assange reach plea deal in case that threatens press freedom
Freedom of the Press Foundation comments on the implications for press freedom of Assange plea deal
Sen. Durbin should advance the PRESS Act before time runs out
Floyd Abrams, Marion County Record, 121 others endorse federal shield bill
Reporting on the 2024 elections? We're here to help
Our Digital Security team is on hand to help you and your devices stay safe in the 2024 election year
The government says it won’t prosecute ‘real’ journalists. Don’t believe it
Recent statements about a military newspaper belie claims that the government won’t treat conventional journalists like it treated Julian Assange
Government refuses to learn its lesson on censorship
Recent news from LA and Tennessee shows latest examples of public officials’ cluelessness when it comes to journalists’ constitutional rights
Projects
SecureDrop
Through this widely used open source platform, we are enabling whistleblowers to communicate anonymously and securely with news organizations.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
We are systematically documenting press freedom violations in the United States. A partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists and leading press freedom groups.
Dangerzone
Dangerzone is an open source desktop application that takes potentially dangerous PDFs, office documents, or images and converts them to safe PDFs.
FOIA Feed
In order to make the public aware of its importance, we are highlighting news stories that are only possible thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.