Freedom of the Press

The police were naughty. The prosecutors were nice. We’re heading into the holidays with a nice win for press freedom in Miami:

Freedom of the Press

Florida prosecutor agrees: Photography is not a crime

A coalition of 23 press organizations spoke out against the charges — the prosecutor agreed

📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe): - Covering protests is a dangerous job for journalists - Stop Heng Guan's deportation - The FCC’s declaration of dependence - Trump’s BBC lawsuit is nonsense, like his others - Plus, what we're reading...

Freedom of the Press

Covering protests is a dangerous job for journalists

Stop the deportation of Heng Guan

Google Chrome is preparing to deploy AI "agents" that can browse for you and automate actions. But there are risks involved with sharing sensitive information. Read about security risks that come with this feature in our newsletter (and subscribe):

Freedom of the Press

Google Chrome prepares AI ‘agents’

How might Chrome put guardrails on AI ‘agents’?

🎥 To our NYC audiences and documentary film buffs: Freedom of the Press Foundation is proud to host a special screening of the Oscar-shortlisted film Cover-Up by Laura Poitras — an FPF founding board member — followed by a Q&A with the director and journalist Seymour M. Hersh, moderated by our Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy Lauren Harper. 🗓️ Sunday, Dec. 21, 2:45 pm 📍 Film Forum Get your tickets:

Film Forum

Film Forum · COVER-UP Q&A with Reporter Seymour M. Hersh and Co-Director Laura Poitras, Co-Presented by Freedom of the Press Foundation

COVER-UP Q&A with Reporter Seymour Hersh and Co-Director Laura Poitras Sunday, December 21, 2:45 show

If Brendan Carr "believes the FCC is subservient to the president, then he is the last person who should be claiming the power to regulate journalists' editorial decisions under the FCC’s 'public interest' standard," Seth Stern and Clayton Weimers write.

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Brendan Carr admits his FCC is Trump’s journalism police | Seth Stern and Clayton Weimers

It is clear that the FCC is not an independent agency, but an instrument of the president’s political agenda

🎥 To our NYC audiences and documentary film buffs: Freedom of the Press Foundation is proud to host a special screening of the Oscar-shortlisted film Cover-Up by Laura Poitras — an FPF founding board member — and Mark Obenhaus, followed by a Q&A with the award-winning directors and producer Yoni Golijov, moderated by our Executive Director Trevor Timm. 🗓️ Friday, Dec. 19, 7:45 p.m. 📍 Film Forum Get your tickets:

Film Forum

Film Forum · COVER-UP Q&A with Filmmakers Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus and Producer Yoni Golijov, Co-Presented by Freedom of the Press Foundation

Q&A with COVER-UP Filmmakers Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus Friday, December 19, 7:45 show

It's shameful the Pentagon is curtailing access five decades after SCOTUS’ Pentagon Papers ruling in 1971 firmly placed the First Amendment and press freedom before the government's secrecy claims, Lauren Harper told NPR's 1A. https://the1a.org/segments/if-you-can-keep-it-the-pentagon-and-the-press/

Journalists — is your digital security ready for 2026? See how you do in our checklist:

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The 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist

Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.

The Trump administration is amassing data on the public while federal agencies publish less data about everything from deportations to the economy. How to counter this lopsided information environment? By staying informed, Lauren Harper said on NPR's 1A. https://the1a.org/segments/the-trump-administration-is-strengthening-its-surveillance-capabilities/

It’s preposterous for President Trump to sue the BBC when he hasn’t lost a penny because of its editing, Seth Stern told BBC.

Why is Donald Trump suing the BBC?

The US president has filed a defamation lawsuit over the BBC's edit of his speech in a Panorama documentary.