Good reminder that lawmakers can read classified info into the congressional record with no legal liability. If the government is breaking the law in secret, members of Congress should have the moral obligation to expose it!
Why Hegseth's Alleged War Crime Will Never Be Revealed
Lethal strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean is shrouded in an above-top secret world
CPJ spoke to three journalists who were taken on Israeli military-escorted visits to Gaza since the October 2025 ceasefire. They all said they couldn’t speak to civilians. “This was not journalistic work — it was theater.”
Committee to Protect Journalists
‘Not journalism – theater’: Inside Israel’s press tours to Gaza - Committee to Protect Journalists
Nazareth, December 3, 2025 — Foreign correspondents entering Gaza under Israeli military escort describe conditions that prevent independent repo...
Journalist-source confidentiality is about the public’s right to know. Its fate should not be decided in secret hearings about secret documents. That's why we filed a motion to lift the secrecy in journalist Catherine Herridge's reporter's privilege case.
Freedom of the Press
FPF demands appellate court lift secrecy in reporter’s privilege case
Motion seeks to unseal documents and hearing transcript after misguided ruling on Herridge source confidentiality
Federal agents shouldn’t be chasing, arresting, or shooting crowd control munitions at journalists or anyone else for one simple act: recording them in public. It’s a First Amendment right, and often the only tool we have to hold powerful agencies accountable. https://ncnewsline.com/2025/12/03/reckless-federal-agents-are-the-threat-not-cameras/
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency shared an advisory warning of attacks on @npub1qmla...mdus and WhatsApp users, including current and former government, military, and civil society employees. Read how to minimize your risk in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):
Freedom of the Press
Commercial spyware targets Signal, WhatsApp users
To protect your sensitive conversations, you’ll need to make sure your device is safe.
In Cover-Up, Laura Poitras investigates Seymour Hersh: The filmmaker and FPF’s founding board member spoke with CJR about her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.
Columbia Journalism Review
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The filmmaker on her twenty-year project, the “crisis” in investigative journalism, and how truth-telling can still change the world.
We wrote for Jacobin about our recent panel with three U.S. journalists who were aboard the Gaza aid flotillas. They described facing assaults and threats from Israeli soldiers — and said the U.S. government did little to help.
US Journalists on Aid Flotillas Allege Israeli Soldier Abuse
A recent panel of three US journalists aboard the Gaza aid flotillas say they faced assault and threats from Israeli soldiers — and that the US g...
A $164,000 bill for public records is a good indicator that the government is hiding something. These tactics don't silence reporters, they tell them to keep digging.
Freedom of the Press
Censorship by invoice: Public records cost $164,000 in Michigan township
A six-figure bill for public records is a good indicator that the government is hiding something
Every journalist hit with a stinger grenade or pepper ball by law enforcement while covering a protest is a message from the government: Stop showing the truth. Journalists must speak out.
Freedom of the Press
Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
The White House bias tracker is a reprehensible attack on the free press. It’s also so corny and lame that we doubt anyone will be paying attention to it a month from now. Read our statement.
Freedom of the Press
White House media bias tracker: Another tired gimmick
Trump has the power to correct the record with documented facts but opts for stunts instead