Trump’s EO labeling antifa a “domestic terrorist organization” can and will be used to threaten journalists and sources. Journalists who cover antifa or report on ICE must now risk being accused of “terrorism.” The EO is illegal, but it still chills speech. The intimidation is the point.
The Hill
Trump signs order labeling antifa ‘domestic terrorist organization’
President Trump on Monday signed an order designating the anti-fascist movement antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a...
“Journalists have every right to cover protests and their aftermath, and when police disperse protestors, it does not mean they can disperse and arrest journalists doing their constitutionally protected jobs,” FPF's Seth Stern told Link nky.
LINK nky
Prosecutors urged to dismiss charges against journalists arrested on Roebling Bridge
An open letter is asking Kenton County prosecutors to drop the charges against two journalists arrested on the Roebling Bridge in July.
Absolutely horrific. Israel continues to murder journalists in all directions with complete impunity, including this latest attack in which it killed 31 journalists in Yemen. This marks the deadliest single attack on the press in 16 years, per CPJ. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis
"We've seen [Trump] sue ABC, CBS, he's sued the Des Moines Register and now he's sued the Times. This is something he has done over and over again anytime he is confronted with independent reporting he doesn't like," Caitlin Vogus told Erie News Now.
Erie News Now
Potential Chilling Effect on Journalism Following Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump is suing The New York Times for 15-billion dollars. He claims the paper and some of their reporters are t...
Texas outlawed talking on campuses after 10 p.m. Students are fighting back. Check out this op-ed from FPF Senior Adviser Caitlin Vogus in the Houston Chronicle: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/texas-law-lawsuit-speech-talking-college-campus-21045316.php
We spoke to @npub1s89f...rdtv about a bonkers bill that would let Marco Rubio, who thinks pro-Palestine op-ed writers are terrorists, revoke passports for whoever he deems a supporter of terrorism. It would also let a future Democratic administration target those it dislikes the same way.
The Intercept
New Bill Would Give Marco Rubio “Thought Police” Power to Revoke U.S. Passports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already sought to punish immigrants for speech. New legislation might let him revoke passports from U.S. citizens.
“While it’s good to see that Proton is reconsidering account suspensions, journalists are among the users who need these and similar tools most,” @npub19gw4...7ql4, Freedom of the Press Foundation's deputy director of digital security, told @npub1s89f...rdtv.
The Intercept
Proton Mail Suspended Journalist Accounts at Request of Cybersecurity Agency
The journalists were reporting on suspected North Korean hackers. Proton only reinstated their accounts after a public outcry.
From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: The LA Press Club won a preliminary injunction against the LAPD on Sept. 10. The ruling comes after a federal judge said a “cannonade of evidence” showed the “LAPD appeared to target journalists” during a wave of immigration protests this summer.
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Journalist struck with baton, finger injured amid protests in downtown LA
Status Coup journalist Tina-Desiree Berg was shoved and struck multiple times with a baton by police, injuring her finger, while …
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For anyone who thinks press freedom is only a problem in red states: At a time when officers are "wearing ski masks and covering their badge numbers," the CA legislature is considering further undermining transparency on police misconduct.
Assembly Bill 1178 will undermine transparency and police accountability – Daily News