2026-10-29T13:44:04Z https://nostr.now Freedom of the Press https://nostr.now/npub1gz625mezx9q50hq7g75pch58hq52qcx709w3xq3hykgramj3vqusp08v8g https://assets.newsie.social/accounts/avatars/109/542/818/951/400/994/original/ccf5fbbcf3bd0e14.png https://assets.newsie.social/accounts/avatars/109/542/818/951/400/994/original/ccf5fbbcf3bd0e14.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstaxz4ppcj9q69my6z6nduk4q2wm0xmr5lk0en2ke56kyypt92fugzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjgkfptl 📩 A new <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rkw6a3qcgxxzmgrmysn48umna28za0jvaz2ev72wmycgvcvkmp0sa45q62" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Signal</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rkw…5q62</span>)</a></span> feature may have an outsized impact on your ability to speak securely: call links.<br/><br/>Thanks to new, unique meeting URLs, you no longer have to join a group to start a call.<br/><br/>Learn more in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/use-signals-new-call-links/">https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/use-signals-new-call-links/</a> 2024-11-13T20:05:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrawtxgjql2nwdy6nv3eacyatfkupluyyy30207pca4m5nq6rjp9qzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjlmz78a Help us design a better user experience for journalist communications with whistleblowers! <br/><br/>We’re looking for a design firm to support SecureDrop development on a retainer basis, with a focus on the SecureDrop Workstation based on @QubesOS.<br/> <br/>See more details in our RfP here:<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/rfp-securedrop-ux/">https://freedom.press/rfp-securedrop-ux/</a> 2024-11-13T17:24:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfc3nr4s0kw2d9av3t0t9qewcevkp9snn2uwehnrs233f4jxt278qzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjtgdgur How Trump might go after the press, the media, and free speech, featuring <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gz625mezx9q50hq7g75pch58hq52qcx709w3xq3hykgramj3vqusp08v8g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Freedom of the Press</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gz6…8v8g</span>)</a></span>&#39; Executive Director Trevor Timm on the Thom Hartmann Program.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3SxNvtHcW8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3SxNvtHcW8</a> 2024-11-13T16:08:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxw08x6fjcp5yr630x82m0pfnntyjp37p5hm0dnel7rtvaa0qwuszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjcaxptc We wrote for <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1s89f55pu3t9gltgpqpfxzgnw9twqz2uy7c62emj3nc7wn65j7fyqcmrdtv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>The Intercept</span> (<span class="italic">npub1s89…rdtv</span>)</a></span> in May about the threat this bill poses to nonprofit media.<br/><br/>The threat is far more dire in light of the election. Tell your representative to stop H.R. 9495 today.<br/><br/><a href="https://theintercept.com/2024/05/10/terrorism-bill-nonprofit-journalists-israel-hamas/">https://theintercept.com/2024/05/10/terrorism-bill-nonprofit-journalists-israel-hamas/</a> 2024-11-12T18:28:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswkm825mnu693s60fkvap6qcdgfa58wl4gl84cyv4l0805ae0yqqqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjc58s0k John Oliver implores the Senate to pass the PRESS Act! It&#39;s already passed the House unanimously.<br/><br/>It would protect journalists across the political spectrum from spying and the threat of jail time for doing their jobs.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/470/728/738/835/790/original/22ec016a12d32466.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-11-12T15:46:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd6yetqewtwt0xeksl5swe3zc6v29u8h7t9utsypdpedghsnxljcgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjfwxgg5 We’ve been here before, and we’ve fought back before.<br/><br/>Don’t let Trump jail journalists and trample the First Amendment.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/">https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/</a> 2024-11-12T15:35:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgxqlkcfadxvyccrlz46l9pundlfwm8pgpmesseg9cyqs2pacp5qzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjxdmurm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqjt8fkq7unsq5gvcnkv4vpk7vlt60rj90u4hjhmz4zjpv8j9a3rsjcjw2c'>nevent1q…jw2c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The newest edition of the biennial <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rtw22xjdqf58df9hlequ7vn8wpdu5agqghcfzxv30t0d6yqkmgmsuw2szj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CIJ</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rtw…2szj</span>)</a></span> Symposium, Source! brings together leading investigative journalists and advocates from around the world to engage in a series of talks and presentations about digital security, whistleblower protection, and much more.<br/><br/>#CIJLogan24<br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/449/078/434/707/895/original/ddbbebe6edff11ac.png"> <br/> 2024-11-08T19:52:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqjt8fkq7unsq5gvcnkv4vpk7vlt60rj90u4hjhmz4zjpv8j9a3rszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjn65xf2 We are excited to partner with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1rtw22xjdqf58df9hlequ7vn8wpdu5agqghcfzxv30t0d6yqkmgmsuw2szj" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>CIJ</span> (<span class="italic">npub1rtw…2szj</span>)</a></span> for the 10-year anniversary edition of CIJ&#39;s Symposium in London.<br/><br/>Our experts will speak on four panel discussions about the #PRESSAct, digital security &amp; more: <a href="https://tcij.org/logan-symposium/source/programme/">https://tcij.org/logan-symposium/source/programme/</a><br/><br/>🗓️ Nov. 14-15<br/>📍 Barbican Centre<br/><br/>#CIJLogan24<br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/449/075/426/141/918/original/6eaa119281d633ce.png"> <br/> 2024-11-08T19:51:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyhad8ppuc4ltrq7236kjjsrvannlwtakfzpermz2cjan2erj2kaqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjadhsgt This Congress passed a dangerous surveillance law that gives the U.S. government extraordinary power to spy on its own citizens.<br/><br/>Now, it’s handed that power to Donald Trump.<br/><br/>It must make good on its promise to fix Section 702 of FISA before it’s too late.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/limit-trumps-power-to-destroy-the-press-before-its-too-late/">https://freedom.press/issues/limit-trumps-power-to-destroy-the-press-before-its-too-late/</a> 2024-11-06T19:43:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf6qdvvmpuvhq5e0tcut2tt3739m04vgujthmjzn75325jxeg2cwszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjp93l55 Donald Trump has called for journalists and whistleblowers to be jailed, threatened to revoke broadcast licenses, and tried to censor online speech.<br/><br/>He’ll try to do all that and more in his second term.<br/><br/>We must fight back.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/">https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/</a> 2024-11-06T19:36:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr7q7kd3ucwtgadsf3a8vex8xf5yn2zm83a4qn9hlnwclarz4egggzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjtn3837 In his second term, Trump will make good on his anti-press threats to try to destroy any news outlet, journalist, or whistleblower who criticizes or opposes him.<br/><br/>We won’t let him.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/">https://freedom.press/issues/trump-will-try-to-destroy-press-freedom-we-wont-let-him/</a> 2024-11-06T16:38:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstesuya7j7lmtms597j0smznlzjjk4xqttd68grs83gayg5wcsevszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjqfjhx3 A judge in India finally lifted the baseless injunction that led Reuters and others to take down an expose on Indian tech company Appin, its co-founder, Rajat Khare, and their alleged hack-for-hire operations.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/india/reuters-expos-hack-for-hire-world-is-back-online-after-indian-court-ruling-2024-10-26/">https://www.reuters.com/world/india/reuters-expos-hack-for-hire-world-is-back-online-after-indian-court-ruling-2024-10-26/</a> 2024-10-28T20:50:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcm8aewgsvktlqrml9p6tnaxt4mt5ksahv3xut3wmdlmklam3d2gzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjac4j8s In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhmcazw5sh3j9g2smv9lzy3682u6744jk7rqhmu5tc4mkw7gt5vggyehry'>nevent1q…ehry</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Last week, FPF joined 18 press freedom and human rights organizations in supporting a call from members of the U.S. Congress asking the Biden-Harris administration to urge Israel to allow independent access to Gaza for international journalists.<br/><br/><a href="https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-support-us-congress-call-to-let-international-media-access-gaza-independently/">https://cpj.org/2024/10/cpj-partners-support-us-congress-call-to-let-international-media-access-gaza-independently/</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/386/979/350/451/571/original/6631276b0c94e7a4.png"> <br/> 2024-10-28T20:40:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqhmcazw5sh3j9g2smv9lzy3682u6744jk7rqhmu5tc4mkw7gt5vgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjps3r0e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfq955tu5w6zykay0ha6ur3dmvhxsln98lnfqp4zgy4u4eu52phrcrpxmf4'>nevent1q…xmf4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“Indifference to journalists&#39; killing because of their nationality or background is not just immoral, but irresponsible and dangerous,” Sherif Mansour said. “Impunity acts like a virus; it knows no borders and, like violence, it knows no boundaries.”<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press/">https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press/</a> 2024-10-28T20:39:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfq955tu5w6zykay0ha6ur3dmvhxsln98lnfqp4zgy4u4eu52phrczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjv4w2um In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxn6fgj40sjk8sd82mfgkz88pnde3c8utwz0s0j2pm4d4umgvcu2gfm5q30'>nevent1q…5q30</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The “press vest on the chests of Gaza journalists doesn’t provide any protection. To the contrary, it is a target,” Mhawish said.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press">https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press</a> 2024-10-28T20:39:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxn6fgj40sjk8sd82mfgkz88pnde3c8utwz0s0j2pm4d4umgvcu2gzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjpclflz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz233k2fjmdf7ppc9nff69urcn3x6s5225kj0dvsuk562ywj4h2pcrvnzmt'>nevent1q…nzmt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“If a journalist in Gaza drops their camera or their pen, there would be nobody else to pick up the work that&#39;s left to be done,” Palestinian journalist Mohammed R. Mhawish told us.<br/><br/>Listen to the whole conversation: <a href="https://x.com/freedomofpress/status/1844046688962670742?s=46">https://x.com/freedomofpress/status/1844046688962670742?s=46</a> 2024-10-28T20:38:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz233k2fjmdf7ppc9nff69urcn3x6s5225kj0dvsuk562ywj4h2pczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj37mdua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstg320gs464d5eq8lw9ttgwh84jgz22rsdwdnmzlkzl0d7f2jnusst0hs3g'>nevent1q…hs3g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Israel’s war on press freedom includes: deliberately murdering journalists; threatening, arresting them; barring independent press access into Gaza; and censoring media.<br/><br/>“Without journalists, the Israeli government becomes the source of information.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press/">https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press/</a> 2024-10-28T20:38:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstg320gs464d5eq8lw9ttgwh84jgz22rsdwdnmzlkzl0d7f2jnusszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj2djk0l Israel uses a multipronged approach in order to silence the press, cut off the flow of information, and control the narrative around the wars it’s conducting on multiple fronts.<br/><br/>The U.S. must stop providing weapons Israel uses to kill the messenger.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press/">https://freedom.press/issues/silence-is-complicity-why-us-should-stop-enabling-israels-attacks-on-press/</a> 2024-10-28T20:38:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs80nwq4855gxc5arvdydw9ky4l9sqzd2s8ne329k680cth56dluwqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjfreds8 We’re hiring a full-time Senior IT/Infrastructure Engineer based in New York. You’ll respond to IT/infrastructure needs for our small Brooklyn office and our remote workers, and help with general infrastructure maintenance tasks.<br/><br/>If you’re based in NY, or willing to relocate from within the U.S., please consider applying.<br/><br/>#getfedihired <br/><br/><a href="https://grnh.se/2a150e355us">https://grnh.se/2a150e355us</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/370/183/357/556/367/original/98d676206a03f726.png"> <br/> 2024-10-25T21:28:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vr0k0s0ymd4k2tdusl4vs3w8lx7l4anrud65a8a2c0u2wld2jrgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjl7gg3k Indian Time journalist Isaac White is facing charges for allegedly failing to disperse when police broke up a land claim demonstration in northern New York. <br/><br/>The charges are unconstitutional – journalists are entitled to cover police responses to protests.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/prosecutors-must-drop-case-against-indian-time-journalist/">https://freedom.press/issues/prosecutors-must-drop-case-against-indian-time-journalist/</a> 2024-10-25T14:53:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8jhhtvn393m8nxhpkan3ygnwk4ztde9nsccyngcnsry8dcejs4hczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj0pahtl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx3ztmkvguy0edxgs7ja4lq2yzltezxx67qdpwhd8a37ppd9qh4lqyvucad'>nevent1q…ucad</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Even the concept of objectivity — the core tenet to which journalism students are taught to aspire — started as a marketing idea: News wire services needed to put out a product that clients from Alabama to New York would find palatable.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.poynter.org/educators-students/2020/its-time-for-journalism-educators-to-rethink-objectivity-and-teach-more-about-context/">https://www.poynter.org/educators-students/2020/its-time-for-journalism-educators-to-rethink-objectivity-and-teach-more-about-context/</a> 2024-10-23T21:04:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3ztmkvguy0edxgs7ja4lq2yzltezxx67qdpwhd8a37ppd9qh4lqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjaey0wz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9sfgjflzxccknmsg8835388zmghc5x4pcvw83vkjv5t29k3uqy2sutl6kf'>nevent1q…l6kf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>“The decision to self-censor has more to do with fear of legal repercussions than journalistic ethics,” Seth Stern writes. <br/><br/>“The media was forced into risk aversion by the prosecution of @wikileaks founder Julian Assange for publishing government secrets, which ended in a guilty plea earlier this year. Now it’s repackaging timidity as integrity.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/sorry-but-freeing-julian-assange-still-comes-with-a-price/">https://www.thedailybeast.com/sorry-but-freeing-julian-assange-still-comes-with-a-price/</a> 2024-10-23T21:04:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9sfgjflzxccknmsg8835388zmghc5x4pcvw83vkjv5t29k3uqy2szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj8zepjp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdeun7l5jwdmsa9t6cqytgulxmwkeq957m20f0l3ahvclzwvh33fclffpw7'>nevent1q…fpw7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But why? <br/><br/>How did mainstream news outlets go from publishing the Pentagon Papers to helping the national security state clean up its messes during a brutal war?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/pentagon-papers-vietnam-war.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/09/us/pentagon-papers-vietnam-war.html</a> 2024-10-23T21:04:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdeun7l5jwdmsa9t6cqytgulxmwkeq957m20f0l3ahvclzwvh33fczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjpjevzf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspqhvtsn05fw0yjz2k3rrqvkp730tekwcjx55fpsr6c08wnwj8c8c7s7efs'>nevent1q…7efs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Some outlets are framing it as if they’re taking some kind of courageous stand by withholding newsworthy records from the public.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-blackout-on-leaked-us-intelligence">https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/media-blackout-on-leaked-us-intelligence</a> 2024-10-23T21:04:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspqhvtsn05fw0yjz2k3rrqvkp730tekwcjx55fpsr6c08wnwj8c8czypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjy9jr9w Major media publishers are refusing to publish leaked U.S. intelligence documents about Israel’s plans to strike Iran. <br/><br/>They’ll report on them as they see fit, but they won’t let us see the source material.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/issues/not-publishing-newsworthy-leaks-isnt-journalistic-integrity-its-timidit">https://freedom.press/issues/not-publishing-newsworthy-leaks-isnt-journalistic-integrity-its-timidit</a> 2024-10-23T21:03:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfpnq9h7w6u3vgammxnn3d3qmrhre6veuy7whrr0glyfmxpy7h92szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj96zkj2 Check out our newly redesigned <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gz625mezx9q50hq7g75pch58hq52qcx709w3xq3hykgramj3vqusp08v8g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Freedom of the Press</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gz6…8v8g</span>)</a></span> website!<br/><br/>What do you think?<br/><br/>We want your feedback, as we’ll have new features coming soon.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/">https://freedom.press/</a> 2024-10-22T20:59:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvr7d8nkpz5n72kstk3hvssvy4p9qp9vxwmd7exwdw2vgp3q2aj9czypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj2h0wzs Congratulations to Daniel Hale for receiving the inaugural Ellsberg Whistleblower Award.<br/><br/>A former NSA intelligence analyst, Hale informed the public about high civilian casualties and governmental misconduct regarding U.S. drone warfare.<br/><br/><a href="https://ellsberg-award.org/get-informed/press/press-release-official-launch-of-the-ellsberg-whistleblower-award/">https://ellsberg-award.org/get-informed/press/press-release-official-launch-of-the-ellsberg-whistleblower-award/</a> 2024-10-17T20:43:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ewntyt7tdhj08f4ypvg97xkh37r4lakkk5dc2fscmlw3yt4exfgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjm7rrvg 📩 Google Chrome is tightening controls that impact the availability of ad blockers.<br/><br/>Fortunately, there’s still ways to protect the privacy and security of your online browsing.<br/><br/>Learn more in our digital security newsletter (and subscribe):<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/newsletter/chrome-phases-out-popular-ad-blocker-what-now/">https://freedom.press/newsletter/chrome-phases-out-popular-ad-blocker-what-now/</a> 2024-10-16T19:33:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs97l4eh2lx4lvuj69vsrcannzkmyuztqqj6kh373aumyj0htzmlcgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj9dnglr “We&#39;re talking about threatening, targeting and killing journalists, not borderline gray area stuff. It&#39;s something we shouldn&#39;t be ... funding, and we should be thoroughly investigating,” says Seth Stern, advocacy director at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).<br/><br/>Listen to our Space on Israel wars and press freedom by clicking the link in our bio.<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/318/675/379/696/194/original/7c6e88472750d4c6.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-10-16T19:10:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd56cn2dcvf7usm5pv9qkwmcve2c89gdtjvt7dr43kdxxgahsy6ggzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj6askl3 We’re hiring a full-time Senior IT/Infrastructure Engineer based in New York. You’ll respond to IT/infrastructure needs for our small Brooklyn office and our remote workers, and help with general infrastructure maintenance tasks.<br/><br/>If you’re based in NY, or willing to relocate from within the U.S., please consider applying.<br/><br/><a href="https://grnh.se/2a150e355us">https://grnh.se/2a150e355us</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/318/548/315/614/865/original/82132e9a3cb9aadf.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-16T18:37:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qyehpq62vlslkvd4qgsej9k72lydek3ra4q9ravptf776g5ntpszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjxnjfeq “If we are indifferent about some journalists because of their nationality or because of their background, that is not just unethical, it&#39;s irresponsible and dangerous,” says Sherif Mansour.<br/><br/>Listen to our full discussion on Israel’s war on press freedom: <a href="https://x.com/i/spaces/1ypKdpADjyjKW">https://x.com/i/spaces/1ypKdpADjyjKW</a><br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/312/835/465/118/637/original/5b5c359716a2014d.mp4"></video><br/> 2024-10-15T18:24:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5ufdamc993ms74sdp834zseuqen7lhjqt4xfjv382qtytut46tqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjgdryak What’s the point of the FBI paying a journalist a home visit to tell him something he already knows, other than to say “you’re on our radar”?<br/><br/>It’s good Ken Klippenstein wasn’t deterred, but what if it had been a less experienced journalist?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-fbi-knocked-on-my-door">https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-fbi-knocked-on-my-door</a> 2024-10-15T15:24:30Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd46ntfcpvyv9v23gmecg955rpmunggvu8vwzz6tjpaenduut0wkgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjdsatae American Jeremy Loffredo was one of five journalists reportedly detained by the Israeli army Oct. 9, charged with endangering national security and aiding and sharing information with the enemy.<br/><br/>This requires the immediate attention of American officials.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/journalist-jeremy-loffredo-israel-idf">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/journalist-jeremy-loffredo-israel-idf</a> 2024-10-11T21:18:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx4sdcen4vdpny6j742zf74t0p0s5te8qjz8p5yhm6n5t973q02cgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjfry4xa Six years ago today, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered by Saudi government agents at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.<br/><br/>His body was dismembered and disposed of.<br/><br/>It’s time for Biden to declassify Khashoggi intelligence.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-for-joe-bidens-administration-to-declassify-all-its-khashoggi-intelligence">https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-for-joe-bidens-administration-to-declassify-all-its-khashoggi-intelligence</a> 2024-10-02T21:32:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvgm2cdaf4fwmaxdemedpdmc3t6h9msg4v8mjzl0nt5q6pwae4jkczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjzmtep3 Julian Assange testified today that he had to plead “guilty to journalism” to get out of prison.<br/><br/>Secret gov records might show why the U.S. placed the First Amendment at risk to prosecute Assange.<br/><br/>Defending Rights and Dissent filed a lawsuit to make them public.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/lawsuit-seeks-transparency-on-assange-prosecution/">https://freedom.press/news/lawsuit-seeks-transparency-on-assange-prosecution/</a> 2024-10-01T21:24:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxwf23g70yyj992gnjd0jpy8a8thm9x3gzlvm9ucvj6tc2p77mxtqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srje3nt49 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3aqk9fj75cw25nlvgdx7kkv6jpmr7sgjajfgwxak2dwcljay0dg6ae0sy'>nevent1q…e0sy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We’re certainly not here to defend RT’s journalistic integrity (or lack thereof).<br/><br/>But the First Amendment protects Americans’ right to consume foreign propaganda if they so choose.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/03/rt-is-terrible-network-banning-it-wont-defang-putin/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/03/03/rt-is-terrible-network-banning-it-wont-defang-putin/</a> 2024-10-01T20:57:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw3aqk9fj75cw25nlvgdx7kkv6jpmr7sgjajfgwxak2dwcljay0dgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjd2rl7j In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszqwl30qn4jqt84xpha73dq0at8pq93a8s4zcpfv2zuccg3zzmw0q92g85c'>nevent1q…g85c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Censorship in the name of national security, if it’s ever permitted at all, requires a concrete, imminent and severe threat — not the mere prospect of one.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/unconstitutional-tiktok-ban-would-open-the-door-to-press-censorship/">https://freedom.press/news/unconstitutional-tiktok-ban-would-open-the-door-to-press-censorship/</a> 2024-10-01T20:56:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszqwl30qn4jqt84xpha73dq0at8pq93a8s4zcpfv2zuccg3zzmw0qzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjfumxq6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtf0y5r626c8j3v0ydakdxnnnxz50paml7xt2vwews6y9zm9l2wcl8r5r6'>nevent1q…r5r6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why should Americans believe that their government’s plans to ban TikTok, or, for that matter, to sanction RT, are any better intentioned or better supported by the facts?<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/">https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/</a> 2024-10-01T20:56:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtf0y5r626c8j3v0ydakdxnnnxz50paml7xt2vwews6y9zm9l2wczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjr36dl5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvkymu6can2j89dkklggmnemus34fv0d59u06yjxgk5qw5gjzpakczax2ms'>nevent1q…x2ms</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The U.S. has not raised any serious concerns about its close ally’s actions with respect to Al Jazeera.<br/><br/>In fact, U.S. officials have themselves reportedly pressured Al Jazeera to soften its coverage of Israel.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/oct/27/us-asks-qatar-to-turn-down-the-volume-of-al-jazeera-news-coverage">https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/oct/27/us-asks-qatar-to-turn-down-the-volume-of-al-jazeera-news-coverage</a> 2024-10-01T20:56:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvkymu6can2j89dkklggmnemus34fv0d59u06yjxgk5qw5gjzpakczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjh2h7p2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfsezh6cshc9ksgnq3hxcm43kdhstxrgscgmdmml9uk54mmencq7savlweu'>nevent1q…lweu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And any excuse for Israel’s latest raid on Al Jazeera’s Ramallah office was undermined when soldiers tore down the newsroom’s images of perhaps its best-known reporter, Shireen Abu Akleh, who the Israeli army murdered in 2022.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/9/23/israeli-forces-attack-shireen-abu-aklehs-image-again">https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/9/23/israeli-forces-attack-shireen-abu-aklehs-image-again</a> 2024-10-01T20:56:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfsezh6cshc9ksgnq3hxcm43kdhstxrgscgmdmml9uk54mmencq7szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjfztev4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0t357je988vjn89f24yjcz63v8mnn60sm2gr0te9zgv4cffnm2nchvrme4'>nevent1q…rme4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Any credibility Israel had when it comes to Al Jazeera (and it had very little) has unraveled since it first banned the network in May.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rwr8lj9jro">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1rwr8lj9jro</a> 2024-10-01T20:55:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0t357je988vjn89f24yjcz63v8mnn60sm2gr0te9zgv4cffnm2nczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj2sjs8l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfuhy8wqf7m46nnd8f7eu9l9fys2j36n56k29c9emg5m528t7ly3s8sm93t'>nevent1q…m93t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>One, their proponents justify censorship by citing national security concerns.<br/><br/>Two, they cite no specifics, apparently hoping people will take for granted that their governments are cracking down on dissent with their interests in mind.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/declassify-rt-records-so-the-public-can-vet-administrations-claims/">https://freedom.press/news/declassify-rt-records-so-the-public-can-vet-administrations-claims/</a> 2024-10-01T20:55:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfuhy8wqf7m46nnd8f7eu9l9fys2j36n56k29c9emg5m528t7ly3szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj7alzeq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8ruyfsv5vf6a46mdk327c8dj6zqnyud3dhr3qd6datd43ne7ukpqael3fy'>nevent1q…l3fy</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>All three of these crackdowns — on TikTok, Al Jazeera, and RT — share two things in common.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/">https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/</a> 2024-10-01T20:55:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ruyfsv5vf6a46mdk327c8dj6zqnyud3dhr3qd6datd43ne7ukpqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjl8m4fn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv24pux9vxmx547uchgv08g5lylc7ecw6pnk6cde2rm07yhhrm0ygynzz5r'>nevent1q…zz5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now, Israel has escalated its efforts to silence Al Jazeera, raiding its West Bank newsroom and ordering it closed for 45 days.<br/><br/>At the same time, the U.S. expanded its targeting of foreign-owned platforms by taking aim at Russian media outlet RT.<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-al-jazeera-gaza-war-hamas-4abdb2969e39e7ad99dfbf9caa7bb32c">https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-al-jazeera-gaza-war-hamas-4abdb2969e39e7ad99dfbf9caa7bb32c</a> 2024-10-01T20:54:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv24pux9vxmx547uchgv08g5lylc7ecw6pnk6cde2rm07yhhrm0ygzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj4sxm5q 🧵 Israel’s assaults on Al Jazeera provide a real-time illustration of the dangers of the U.S.&#39;s TikTok ban legislation — and the power it gifts the government to muzzle its critics by invoking vague security threats.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/">https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/</a> 2024-10-01T20:54:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdx5aq2aghkswap82cuwvtntwgdwvzn0gu9njrfmnmu2jm39ssrkgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjp86tre 📣 PSA: Do you want to support [@freedomofpress](<a href="https://newsie.social/@freedomofpress">https://newsie.social/@freedomofpress</a> ) and get your hands on a great collection of tech books at the same time?<br/><br/>Pay what you want for this Humble bundle and support our mission to support and protect journalists and whistleblowers.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.humblebundle.com/books/unreal-5-packt-books?hmb_source=&amp;hmb_medium=product_tile&amp;hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_unreal5packt_bookbundle">https://www.humblebundle.com/books/unreal-5-packt-books?hmb_source=&amp;hmb_medium=product_tile&amp;hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_unreal5packt_bookbundle</a> 2024-10-01T20:12:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstd5y6qm55ceauh89qm4p4kcfcgyettxuw38w702qgmqs9n6ss75gzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjgkes47 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd937jscg0wwwf2nxdert9zq37s29wp9zvfpjsrw2w2gj3mxs4qsqlh8flj'>nevent1q…8flj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We sent letters to university administrators across the country reminding them of the rights of both student and professional journalists covering protests.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/as-protests-return-to-campus-schools-must-do-better-on-press-freedom/">https://freedom.press/news/as-protests-return-to-campus-schools-must-do-better-on-press-freedom/</a> 2024-10-01T14:55:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd937jscg0wwwf2nxdert9zq37s29wp9zvfpjsrw2w2gj3mxs4qsqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj6zdugx How student media should prepare for future campus protests — Via Student Press Law Center<br/><br/><a href="https://splc.org/2024/09/how-student-media-should-prepare-for-future-campus-protests/">https://splc.org/2024/09/how-student-media-should-prepare-for-future-campus-protests/</a> 2024-10-01T14:55:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdu8a752y6llf4rty8ggc4rprkclgxxqqfuw5dtjp6x7jf39kpykszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj9cwhq9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs94jer6qexpkvewhe5vywxn8d5z9z3s56v7k0mzscl92jae00cmfcc8n7kn'>nevent1q…n7kn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Without anti-SLAPP laws, wealthy and powerful people who sue reporters and whistleblowers for revealing their wrongdoing can win, even if they lose their case.<br/><br/>Their frivolous lawsuits make reporters and news outlets pay staggering legal fees.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/frivolous-suits-stalk-journalists-in-states-without-anti-slapp-laws/">https://freedom.press/news/frivolous-suits-stalk-journalists-in-states-without-anti-slapp-laws/</a> 2024-10-01T14:45:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs94jer6qexpkvewhe5vywxn8d5z9z3s56v7k0mzscl92jae00cmfczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjld4yg5 On Wednesday, the Texas legislature will hold a hearing on the “use and misuse” of the Texas anti-SLAPP law.<br/><br/>For more than a decade, the law has shielded journalists and all Texans who want to speak freely. We must protect it.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.hillcountrynews.com/stories/editorial-texansright-to-free-speech-is-under-attackagain,176480">https://www.hillcountrynews.com/stories/editorial-texansright-to-free-speech-is-under-attackagain,176480</a> 2024-10-01T14:44:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst6nqlpx4cndv6v0y6cdnkf37jjq3l9ekvx9d8kymyeqv923yw5wczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjzhtddv Why should Americans trust their government to only punish foreign platforms for legitimate reasons when the US does nothing about its ally, Israel, abusing similar legal powers to silence critics like Al Jazeera?<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/">https://freedom.press/news/us-silence-over-al-jazeera-speaks-volumes-about-polices-on-tiktok-rt/</a> 2024-09-27T18:58:29Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9w89eh0dr93a3lez8zxtk2eldhznnugtmrcdpftpz9332vdq4dvqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjqgqvws The Ark. Supreme Court ordered an investigation of a judge who ignored its directive by stopping the release of gov records.<br/><br/>Good, but judges who trample on press rights should be investigated even when they don’t insult higher courts in the process.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.kait8.com/2024/09/25/ark-supreme-court-refers-justice-disciplinary-investigation-after-foia-dispute/">https://www.kait8.com/2024/09/25/ark-supreme-court-refers-justice-disciplinary-investigation-after-foia-dispute/</a> 2024-09-25T21:08:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstr6s7q65tsm74w92c6qv0kyzzawu5jta0veuye06pt0735cv8gmgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj2k7qdj 🧵 Whether you are an independent journalist or a newsroom manager, there may come a time when you need to set up a dedicated tipline.<br/><br/>Here are some practical options that may work for your newsroom.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/training/blog/budget-tiplines/">https://freedom.press/training/blog/budget-tiplines/</a> 2024-09-23T20:34:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyx3xpn9eljpm6ggdvfvreydmav56pm0ujgsqmlg89t64zm5l43fgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj6m5y0y At least 130 journalists and media workers have been killed by Israel since the start of the Israel-Gaza war in Oct. 2023, according to RSF.<br/><br/>“If there are no journalists, there’s no one who can independently verify this and tell the world…Then the Israeli army becomes the source of information.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/23/israel-is-deliberately-targeting-journalists-in-gaza-experts">https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/9/23/israel-is-deliberately-targeting-journalists-in-gaza-experts</a> 2024-09-23T19:31:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxctxmy0yapw0mfca5e0skrd82fstfmu6vrfkzn3q6s9cx0ry2rrczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj6ysth3 It’s not just NYC. <br/><br/>As FPF&#39;s Kirstin McCudden told CJR, police departments from LA to Chicago and on college campuses across the country have arrested, kettled and otherwise harassed journalists covering protests in recent months.<br/><br/>It needs to stop.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cjr.org/opinion/for-journalists-nypd-protest-changes-cannot-come-too-soon.php">https://www.cjr.org/opinion/for-journalists-nypd-protest-changes-cannot-come-too-soon.php</a> 2024-09-23T14:50:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf08ecm6up2mss0lrhzklsgtktqq6e46xt95yvjez8u0juq2qlflgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjzq4x0p Good profile of our friends at the NPPA and some of the great work they&#39;re doing. <br/><br/><a href="https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/standing-strong-for-visual-journalists,251961">https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/standing-strong-for-visual-journalists,251961</a> 2024-09-17T20:54:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxte9fs4evf4d0gw285e28wt0kq2vwa8dzju99k6p5aar2dp8uecqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjycttgw Police across California have threatened journalists with arrests for covering evictions of homeless encampments. <br/><br/>It’s unclear why — journalists aren’t interfering with the evictions. But they are documenting them, and clearly officers don’t want that.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/california-officials-must-let-journalists-cover-encampment-sweeps/">https://freedom.press/news/california-officials-must-let-journalists-cover-encampment-sweeps/</a> 2024-09-16T20:54:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqp3qhh0hlsepdqqln8zfj32xup2fh27cald6ue7qm9q89deehyqszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjl2vp3d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw3crqf0usql9wdkrp49elhtspvg0vx5ckx95nx2x2veqprqv8hqc05al7h'>nevent1q…al7h</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Last month we signed a letter led by Defending Rights &amp; Dissent and Courage Foundation calling for the US to stop arming Israel while it kills and otherwise targets journalists, particularly from Al Jazeera.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/us-must-stop-providing-weapons-israel-uses-to-kill-journalists/">https://freedom.press/news/us-must-stop-providing-weapons-israel-uses-to-kill-journalists/</a> 2024-09-13T15:27:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw3crqf0usql9wdkrp49elhtspvg0vx5ckx95nx2x2veqprqv8hqczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjek2qev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy4jn2w7fuxrsmj4ggc3tvruvea226vrus84s7mxj76v486ffwllsdtaj4g'>nevent1q…aj4g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If the US tolerates censorship of foreign press by its ally it won’t be long before the same practices find their way home. <br/><br/>In fact, the government is already laying the groundwork.<br/><br/><a href="https://thehill.com/opinion/4683332-israels-censorship-of-the-ap-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-the-us/">https://thehill.com/opinion/4683332-israels-censorship-of-the-ap-is-a-cautionary-tale-for-the-us/</a> 2024-09-13T15:26:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy4jn2w7fuxrsmj4ggc3tvruvea226vrus84s7mxj76v486ffwllszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjm4kyac After shutting down Al Jazeera&#39;s Israeli newsroom in May, Israel is now revoking press credentials of AJ journalists<br/><br/>Shameful.<br/><br/>The U.S. should insist the press have full access to cover wars that it bankrolls.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/israel-says-revoking-press-credentials-of-al-jazeera-journalists-d2f7f437">https://www.barrons.com/news/israel-says-revoking-press-credentials-of-al-jazeera-journalists-d2f7f437</a> 2024-09-13T15:26:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0v3nqfzk7vnsn0rc4njgf0cmgxuwfyev4f4sglzfxztcyff54r0szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjmc42ym “The government says ‘national security’ is threatened by [TikTok]. A bigger threat, however, is the incessant use of that phrase to impart spurious urgency to agendas that are only tangentially, if at all, related to the nation’s safety.”<br/><br/><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/11/bytedance-tiktok-ban-legal-appeal/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/11/bytedance-tiktok-ban-legal-appeal/</a> 2024-09-12T15:08:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykf4s72c8c8we3myw5txavpmujj2sh58sx9rfl8hph40satz7gxczypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjf8ml7e In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs82hswx9xvcpzfsg60axt68rhzzkz49n9ngh996lkjv793cvet8tgkyyfta'>nevent1q…yfta</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The CIA destroyed key evidence of its torture program because “the heat [from destroying the videos] is nothing compared to what it would be if the tapes ever got into the public domain.”<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/">https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/</a><br/> <img src="https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/113/120/047/873/028/326/original/58d9e0adcb8b7bd9.png"> <br/> 2024-09-11T17:15:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82hswx9xvcpzfsg60axt68rhzzkz49n9ngh996lkjv793cvet8tgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjnrqfua In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs08nds0rhk4f404f7xm76q2hwmt0msnjvt2w4ruvtnlprrj7vlwugqwlne9'>nevent1q…lne9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Declassification of report on the CIA torture program would: 1) help hold the government accountable; and 2) counter growing evidence the CIA is too powerful for oversight.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/">https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/</a> 2024-09-11T17:15:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs08nds0rhk4f404f7xm76q2hwmt0msnjvt2w4ruvtnlprrj7vlwugzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srje6ga3l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsggt5getrf6vr5299mvwh6wd4sp5ed6q8vlrd3tsjtj254y5hn8kqtv303d'>nevent1q…303d</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Justification for the CIA’s torture program began almost immediately after Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.<br/><br/>The full report on the program is still secret over 20 years later.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/">https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/</a> 2024-09-11T17:15:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggt5getrf6vr5299mvwh6wd4sp5ed6q8vlrd3tsjtj254y5hn8kqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj2gtas5 The Biden administration should commemorate 9/11 anniversary by ordering declassification of the Senate’s report on the CIA’s torture program.<br/><br/>By Lauren Harper<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/">https://freedom.press/news/biden-should-declassify-senate-report-on-cia-torture-program/</a> 2024-09-11T17:15:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsphhkv5zr59039pp9yn7ct2xv7pahu6hvx7jqwxfyr0s8v8ztx6kszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj7j68jd You’d think media moguls would understand that we don’t have secret courts in this country – even for rich people. <br/><br/>And you’d certainly think a sitting judge would get it. Apparently not.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/media/rupert-murdoch-lachlan-succession-court-news-outlets/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/04/media/rupert-murdoch-lachlan-succession-court-news-outlets/index.html</a> 2024-09-06T20:44:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswdr5p8wxc4gf820cls82ymxqcstkkpvfuqq5aw7s8x496an654kszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj4fqk8e NY&#39;s governor ignored objections from transparency orgs, including <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gz625mezx9q50hq7g75pch58hq52qcx709w3xq3hykgramj3vqusp08v8g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Freedom of the Press</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gz6…8v8g</span>)</a></span> and signed into law a bill to further delay release of public records.<br/><br/>Officials sign up for scrutiny. Transparency shouldn&#39;t be postponed to save them from embarrassment.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/ny-law-will-needlessly-delay-release-of-public-records/">https://freedom.press/news/ny-law-will-needlessly-delay-release-of-public-records/</a> 2024-09-06T17:33:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgqgf3hjuhdt7ezcza2wxnrajftdjwxq366amqypdzjhrg9smf0szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjlg5je2 Powerful account of the costs of SLAPP suits, from legal fees to insurance spikes to lost time to reputational harm. Charles Ornstein even lost out on a mortgage.<br/><br/>All states and the fed gov should pass anti-SLAPP laws. Those that have should strengthen them.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/bud-frazier-dismissed-libel-lawsuit">https://www.propublica.org/article/bud-frazier-dismissed-libel-lawsuit</a> 2024-09-06T14:55:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx9dmhzxxpaurwnlpy0fwr4h4qj0tt04x669w3337mrjwsm0vvgeszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjphhwr3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst8494prguggftdgmc4xyxe4hkn0tcjec5lkhv6hykanp32337rcqwntv68'>nevent1q…tv68</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The verdict comes less than a week before the second anniversary of the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal journalist Jeff German that took place on Sept. 2, 2022.<br/><br/><a href="https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/county-official-arrested-in-stabbing-death-of-las-vegas-journalist/">https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/county-official-arrested-in-stabbing-death-of-las-vegas-journalist/</a> 2024-08-28T21:29:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8494prguggftdgmc4xyxe4hkn0tcjec5lkhv6hykanp32337rcqzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj4thr5g Some good news to conclude this tragic story. <br/><br/>Killers and assailants of journalists, along with other press freedom violators, need to be held accountable.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/robert-telles-guilty-of-murdering-rj-reporter-jeff-german-case-enters-penalty-phase-watch-live-3148634/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=topnews&amp;utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_term=Jury+reaches+verdict+in+Robert+Telles+murder+trial+%E2%80%94+WATCH+LIVE">https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/robert-telles-guilty-of-murdering-rj-reporter-jeff-german-case-enters-penalty-phase-watch-live-3148634/?utm_campaign=widget&amp;utm_medium=topnews&amp;utm_source=homepage&amp;utm_term=Jury+reaches+verdict+in+Robert+Telles+murder+trial+%E2%80%94+WATCH+LIVE</a> 2024-08-28T21:01:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf5d9txssm3mjqsp4mga5xzcza9kk9dxkh3snlxpp308n7jwdl8ugzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj296x3y The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has helped foster the mistaken notion that the app is a standard end-to-end encrypted messenger.<br/><br/>Learn more on that and other updates from our team in this week’s digital security newsletter.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/newsletter/telegram-misrepresented-amid-founders-arrest/">https://freedom.press/newsletter/telegram-misrepresented-amid-founders-arrest/</a> 2024-08-28T17:50:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspyt0mkfs47qlf5hqpl7axycfkcejjnz9p5rkjvh4kfxn03stkmuszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjh8uyrh Politicians think the pros of avoiding journalists outweigh the cons. <br/><br/>The only people who can change that are journalists themselves, by explaining to readers how official stonewalling impacts the quality of the news they consume.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/harris-is-just-the-latest-internet-era-politician-to-stonewall-the-press/">https://freedom.press/news/harris-is-just-the-latest-internet-era-politician-to-stonewall-the-press/</a> 2024-08-27T20:08:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2w2swsajh3ph5xpll70nctxau6a0gzg59wkgx2n5knthmq4a7k0gzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjlt60gl The NSA has finally come around to what everyone else already knew, old file formats can’t be used as an excuse to ignore FOIA requirements, especially when another department might still have the equipment. <br/><br/>Now, we just have to wonder how many other valid FOIA requests they’ve rejected using this bogus rationale?<br/><br/><a href="https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2024/aug/26/with-a-little-help-from-the-national-archives-nsa-finally-releases-grace-hopper-lecture-watch-it-here/">https://www.muckrock.com/news/archives/2024/aug/26/with-a-little-help-from-the-national-archives-nsa-finally-releases-grace-hopper-lecture-watch-it-here/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://newsie.social/@freedomofpress/112769871287068613">https://newsie.social/@freedomofpress/112769871287068613</a> 2024-08-26T19:20:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqcycvcpu8ns9yrqew5gdlgmz3quj8kglhusmmq4ae53tnnuqk09gzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjtc5yq9 The Chicago police said they didn’t need training on journalists’ rights at protests to prepare for the DNC. But their “abysmal failure” this week proves otherwise.<br/><br/>Officers who threaten and arrest journalists for doing their jobs should lose their own.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/chicago-police-ignore-warnings-about-press-freedom-at-dnc-protests/">https://freedom.press/news/chicago-police-ignore-warnings-about-press-freedom-at-dnc-protests/</a> 2024-08-22T17:37:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmg3f8uzzyqg60fp80uhswgjde46p2m542t554znm6ug5fw99gygzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj8ddk98 Meta is killing CrowdTangle, a tool used for years by journalists to track and fight misinformation online.<br/><br/>By shutting it down amid public outcry and an upcoming presidential election, the tech giant is undermining its transparency efforts.<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/meta-crowdtangle-research-misinformation-shutdown-facebook-977ece074b99adddb4887bf719f2112a">https://apnews.com/article/meta-crowdtangle-research-misinformation-shutdown-facebook-977ece074b99adddb4887bf719f2112a</a> 2024-08-19T15:00:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0cp3r8ffrewa58sqg2p9c29w4fedx3ucj7kuja96dclc7lv8755gzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srju26wsw A year after Marion County Record raid, authorities keep ignoring press rights — By <br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gz625mezx9q50hq7g75pch58hq52qcx709w3xq3hykgramj3vqusp08v8g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Freedom of the Press</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gz6…8v8g</span>)</a></span>&#39; Advocacy Director Seth Stern<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/news/a-year-after-marion-county-record-raid-authorities-keep-ignoring-press-rights/">https://freedom.press/news/a-year-after-marion-county-record-raid-authorities-keep-ignoring-press-rights/</a> 2024-08-12T15:47:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95wsnvx6tv6tkvgpzcyykruj4j88n7wjl60mnmsra6kf06shem4szypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srje0xdcs 📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe):<br/><br/>- Prosecutors’ report on illegal Marion raid<br/>- Respecting journalists’ rights at convention protests<br/>- Dismissed cases show university shouldn’t have arrested journalists<br/><br/>Plus, what we are reading...<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/newsletter/further-accountability-needed-in-marion/">https://freedom.press/newsletter/further-accountability-needed-in-marion/</a> 2024-08-09T20:37:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst5u7nnm7hskz369m3dtxsnn5th8fg0gqsgagu2rg5js6gme3sm8czypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjzcxpja 🚨 Are you passionate about press freedom and newsletters? Come work with us!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1gz625mezx9q50hq7g75pch58hq52qcx709w3xq3hykgramj3vqusp08v8g" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Freedom of the Press</span> (<span class="italic">npub1gz6…8v8g</span>)</a></span> is hiring a newsletter editor to help us grow, engage and create new products to reach our dedicated newsletter audiences.<br/><br/><a href="https://freedom.press/careers/job/?gh_jid=4453444005">https://freedom.press/careers/job/?gh_jid=4453444005</a> 2024-08-06T21:40:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxj2x24cj9mp6kgna4d604wal40a52sjr7rxr0z42et3tlkz6sfyszypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srj4u8hjj This is VERY alarming. <br/><br/>Cops and prosecutors have dreamed up plenty of convoluted theories to criminalize journalism, but the NYPD charging a reporter with a hate crime for documenting news has to be one of the most outrageous yet.<br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-nypd-sam-seligson-brooklyn-museum-eea8ee12248d38d856fe5cabcac7a0d1">https://apnews.com/article/gaza-nypd-sam-seligson-brooklyn-museum-eea8ee12248d38d856fe5cabcac7a0d1</a> 2024-08-06T18:57:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0l5t26y23uxpfdvzj742h8a4eqh7mq9c2p6x5s3m04cprdzklqlgzypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjylpvjf This law prohibiting journalists and others from recording cops up close is blatantly unconstitutional, as Louisiana&#39;s previous governor recognized in vetoing it.<br/><br/>Good to hear that it&#39;s being challenged.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.nola.com/news/politics/louisiana-news-media-groups-sue-over-police-buffer-law/article_80434710-5035-11ef-814a-275514bd7829.html">https://www.nola.com/news/politics/louisiana-news-media-groups-sue-over-police-buffer-law/article_80434710-5035-11ef-814a-275514bd7829.html</a> 2024-08-05T14:07:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs976vvz9d4dckklktsd486s6h2uvg8a0rw5lwfh5wk784895nd95czypqtf2n0ygc5z37urer6s8z7s7uz3grqmeu46yczxujeq0hw29srjjhr3wp &#34;You can’t help but wonder with this conflict: How different would it have been if dozens of us, from many different countries, were on the ground from Oct. 8, 9, 10, and onwards?&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/clarissa-ward-cnn-gaza-israel-hamas-war-1235065099/">https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/clarissa-ward-cnn-gaza-israel-hamas-war-1235065099/</a> 2024-07-30T18:30:30Z