Shutting down the government doesn't shut down the First Amendment. It's absurd to exclude reporters from immigration hearings absent government permission, especially when it's impossible to obtain permission, and especially when the current government despises First Amendment freedoms.
CNS Maryland
Local immigration court ousts reporters from hearings
Federal officials ordered two reporters out of immigration court and barred them from observing future proceedings until they get permission from t...
When @npub1mr9m...5drd made FOIA-based stories free, subscriptions went up. When @npub1n6lz...zmz9 published public records reporting without a paywall, new sources came forward. We spoke to both about why dropping paywalls like this is good for journalism — and for business.
Freedom of the Press
Wired and 404 Media make FOIA reporting free. Other news outlets should too
We spoke to Katie Drummond of Wired, Joseph Cox of 404 Media, and Lauren Harper of Freedom of the Press Foundation about the case for unpaywalling ...
"As the press becomes more subservient and less independent, the first-hand knowledge needed to even stage a fight to get our mojo back is a whisper in the ether," writes Brian Karem. That's why veteran journalists who know how abnormal this all is need to be extra vocal.
Salon.com
Trump and Leavitt watch with glee as the press is crumbling
The administration is staging the news and telling reporters how to present it. When will it stop?
Indiana University ordered its student-run newspaper to cease all print publication Oct. 15, less than one day after the administration fired the student newspaper’s adviser.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Indiana University orders student paper to stop printing after firing adviser
Administrators at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the Indiana Daily Student on Oct. 14, 2025, and then hours …
A retired U.S. colonel has gone public with his concern that the Biden administration’s findings about the 2022 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli military were “soft-pedaled to appease Israel.” There has been “a miscarriage of justice.”
U.S. Assessment of Israeli Shooting of Journalist Divided American Officials
A U.S. colonel has gone public with his concern that official findings about the 2022 killing of a Palestinian American reporter were soft-pedaled ...
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Freedom of the Press
Great for costume ideas, bad for cybersecurity
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The detention by ICE of British journalist and commentator Sami Hamdi solely for his views while on a speaking tour in the U.S. is a blatant assault on free speech. These are the tactics of the Thought Police.
the Guardian
ICE detains British journalist after criticism of Israel on US tour
Trump ally Laura Loomer took credit for Sami Hamdi’s detainment in move denounced as ‘affront to free speech’
A bit concerning that the second largest TV station operator in the country thinks an FCC license requires Sinclair to "not bring any biases with us." No, the FCC is legally prohibited from meddling in content and from being the arbiter of "bias."
Jimmy Kimmel Clash Was "Never About The First Amendment", Sinclair Exec Insists; FCC "Overreach" & Nexstar-Tegna Mega-Deal Worry CEO Of Boutique Station Group Graham Media
Sinclair COO Rob Weisbord insisted that the local TV giant's recent clash with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was "never about the First Amendme...