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2024-09-03 19:03:17

Apple devices have made meaningful improvements in their recent updates, especially with the introduction of Advanced Data Protection.
But if you use an Apple device for work and you store data on iCloud, there are some benefits and risks to know about.
https://freedom.press/training/blog/icloud-security/

2024-08-09 20:48:53

The Senate’s expansion of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act this past April grants significant power of surveillance to our next president, no matter who gets elected.
Here’s why:
https://freedom.press/training/blog/one-nation-under-risaa/

2024-08-09 20:37:25

📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe):
- Prosecutors’ report on illegal Marion raid
- Respecting journalists’ rights at convention protests
- Dismissed cases show university shouldn’t have arrested journalists
Plus, what we are reading...
https://freedom.press/newsletter/further-accountability-needed-in-marion/

2024-08-09 15:26:12

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For more information about Busby and how to help, visit JoinJeremy.org or sign this petition.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-safety-for-jeremy-busby?source=direct_link&

2024-08-09 15:25:56

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After Busby’s telephone time expired, Seth Stern added that the discipline he and other journalists face in prison “might be a preview of how the rest of society looks if antispeech authoritarians get their way.”
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerated-journalist-and-fpf-columnist-speaks-out/

2024-08-09 15:25:37

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The inmate response to his journalism “is huge,” Busby said.
His reporting on the “largest” hunger strike in Texas prison history in 2023 “got the media involved” on the outside, which led the state’s prison system to “rewrite the whole entire use of force plan.”
https://www.projectcensored.org/prison-conditions-palestinian-rights/

2024-08-09 15:25:25

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Busby also detailed the retaliation he has faced for reporting from prison.
“Over the course of my career, which spans over 20 years, I’ve been subjected to chemical agents, assault, [and] I’ve been placed in solitary confinement multiple times, including now,” he said.
https://www.projectcensored.org/prison-conditions-palestinian-rights/

2024-08-09 15:25:10

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On the call, Busby spoke about the first time he was reprimanded for his journalism.
The warden said “that perimeter fence is to keep the public out of here, and the thing that you're doing is you're allowing the public to have access to here,” he recalled.
https://www.projectcensored.org/prison-conditions-palestinian-rights/

2024-08-09 15:24:43

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Alongside Busby, FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern joined the radio program to talk about the obstacles facing journalists seeking to cover prisons — both from the inside and the outside.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerated-journalist-and-fpf-columnist-speaks-out

2024-08-09 15:24:17

🎙️ Jeremy Busby, a journalist incarcerated in Texas who has twice written for FPF about the retaliation he has endured for his reporting, recently called into the Project Censored Show from prison to discuss his situation.
Listen here:
https://www.projectcensored.org/prison-conditions-palestinian-rights/

2024-08-08 20:54:09

The RT video "is only the latest evidence that Russia will stop at nothing in its methodical effort to demolish reliable journalism. Evan was doing his job as a journalist, and any portrayal to the contrary is fiction." #journalismisnotacrime
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/05/europe/russia-arrest-footage-gershkovich-whelan-intl-hnk

2024-08-08 18:06:20

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Read more: The Way Democracy Crumbles — By Jake Whitney in The Progressive
https://progressive.org/magazine/the-way-democracy-crumbles-whitney-20240807/

2024-08-08 18:06:05

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“Stern is concerned about recent Biden [a]dministration policies—the bill to ban TikTok, the extension of the authority of intelligence agencies under FISA—that could pave the way for more serious press crackdowns in a second Trump Administration,” writes Jake Whitney.
https://progressive.org/magazine/the-way-democracy-crumbles-whitney-20240807/

2024-08-08 18:04:32

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The United States has dropped to fifty-fifth place on the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index, the country's lowest-ever rank.
https://progressive.org/magazine/the-way-democracy-crumbles-whitney-20240807/

2024-08-08 18:04:16

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"McCudden forwarded me six instances that occurred at Trump rallies: three in which journalists were assaulted, two in which journalists appeared to be wrongfully arrested, and one where a group of journalists was tear-gassed,” writes Jake Whitney.
https://progressive.org/magazine/the-way-democracy-crumbles-whitney-20240807/

2024-08-08 18:04:05

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While both FPF’s Seth Stern and Kirstin McCudden, vice president of editorial, say it is difficult to attribute any single incident to Trump, “some direct links can be detected,” writes Jake Whitney.
https://progressive.org/magazine/the-way-democracy-crumbles-whitney-20240807/

2024-08-06 21:40:35

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@npub1l8d…rlx0 is hiring a newsletter editor to help us grow, engage and create new products to reach our dedicated newsletter audiences.
https://freedom.press/careers/job/?gh_jid=4453444005

2024-08-06 19:26:13

Read our full statement on the special prosecutors’ report on Marion County Record raid:
https://freedom.press/news/fpf-statement-on-special-prosecutors-report-on-marion-county-record-raid/

2024-08-06 19:25:59

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“‘Honest but mistaken.’ That’s the key to the sleight of hand performed repeatedly” by the special prosecutors in the Marion Record raid, writes Clay Wirestone.
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/06/prosecutors-report-on-marion-raid-whitewashes-abuse-of-power-leaves-questions-dangling/

2024-08-06 19:25:12

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“The special prosecutors cleared the lowest possible bar in their conclusions that no one at the Record broke the law in doing the basic work of journalism.
“But they did not serve the cause of justice,” writes Kansas Reflector’s Clay Wirestone.
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/06/prosecutors-report-on-marion-raid-whitewashes-abuse-of-power-leaves-questions-dangling/

2024-08-06 19:24:46

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“Here are the facts. Law-enforcement officials brazenly abused their power in Marion. They did so based on tissue-thin speculation, costing Joan Meyer’s life along the way. They sent a chilling message to journalists across the United States,” writes
Clay Wirestone.
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/06/prosecutors-report-on-marion-raid-whitewashes-abuse-of-power-leaves-questions-dangling/

2024-08-06 19:24:10

“Last August’s police raid of the Marion Record’s newsroom and its owners’ home was an affront not only to the U.S. Constitution but to human decency,” Seth Stern tells the Kansas Reflector.
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/06/prosecutors-report-on-marion-raid-whitewashes-abuse-of-power-leaves-questions-dangling/

2024-08-06 18:57:45

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We've written before about how the NYPD appears to already be disregarding its commitment to stop violating journalists' rights in a recent settlement agreement over past abuses.
This is yet another giant step in the exact opposite direction.
https://freedom.press/news/settlement-hasnt-stopped-nypds-press-abuses-at-protests/

2024-08-06 18:57:34

This is VERY alarming.
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.
https://apnews.com/article/gaza-nypd-sam-seligson-brooklyn-museum-eea8ee12248d38d856fe5cabcac7a0d1

2024-08-06 15:13:11

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Read more: Chicago Police must respect journalists' rights to freely report on protests at Democratic convention — By Seth Stern and Jimena Pinzon in the Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:12:49

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Rather than overreacting to unrest, police can, and should, help ensure a peaceful convention showcasing everything that makes Chicago special — including its rich history of intrepid journalism and vigorous activism.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:11:59

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The repercussions of ignoring press protections include liability, not just bad PR.
Groups like Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the @SPJ_national stand ready to help even journalists who don’t have a budget for legal expenses pursue their rights.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:10:33

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As conventional newsrooms shutter, independent journalists fill the void.
They have the same constitutional rights, as do student and citizen journalists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:09:38

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Police must establish guidelines for identifying journalists, using pointers like press jackets, badges and equipment.
But police also must recognize journalism has changed.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:09:21

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When journalists aren’t watching, abuses of peaceful protesters are more likely. The public suffers by being uninformed.
The only beneficiaries are officials looking to avoid accountability.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:09:05

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Officers often don’t realize reporters don’t have to comply with mass dispersal orders.
The Justice Department proclaimed that “Blanket enforcement of dispersal orders and curfews against [the] press violates [the First Amendment].”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:08:47

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The city’s plan to “streamline” arrests during the convention, by processing arrestees at a makeshift court, doesn't alleviate the threat mass arrests pose to journalists.
“Catch and release” arrests are never convenient for journalists, or their readers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:08:35

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Hundreds of journalists are expected to converge on Chicago to cover the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 19-22 — and they must be allowed to do their jobs unimpeded.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-06 15:08:18

We wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times about the need for Chicago police to respect press freedom and allow journalists to report freely and safely on possible DNC protests.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/08/02/democratic-national-convention-dnc-2024-journalists-coverage-police-abuse-first-amendment-seth-stern-op-ed

2024-08-05 20:33:52

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Read more in the op-ed: Dismissed cases show UNM should not have arrested journalists during encampment clearing — By Jimena Pinzon in the Albuquerque Journal
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 20:33:24

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While the UNM Police Department deserves some credit for eventually coming to their senses, next time they need to avoid heading down this path in the first place.
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 20:32:51

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By dropping the prosecutions, the UNM Police Department sent a message, albeit belatedly, that journalists can report freely.
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 20:32:22

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Prosecuting journalists is characteristic of authoritarian regimes, not American democracy — especially in New Mexico, where the state Constitution expands on the First Amendment.
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 20:32:07

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Arresting journalists is a form of censorship because, of course, they can’t cover the news from jail.
“Catch and release” tactics are common tools to keep reporters at bay.
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 20:31:42

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Albuquerque, NM: The local DA's office said it won't prosecute First Amendment activity.
But in NM, police can prosecute misdemeanors themselves, taking charging decisions out of elected officials' hands.
This case show's why that's a problem.
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 20:31:26

We explained in the Albuquerque Journal that the May arrests of two Albuquerque journalists covering protests at UNM threaten press freedom, despite that the charges were later dismissed.
https://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/opinion-dismissed-cases-show-unm-should-not-have-arrested-journalists-during-encampment-clearing/article_f0b38138-49f8-11ef-8cd0-5f495cc2c53c.html

2024-08-05 16:01:31

One year after chilling police raid on Kansas newspaper, aftershocks linger in Marion
https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/05/one-year-after-chilling-police-raid-on-kansas-newspaper-aftershocks-linger-in-marion/

2024-08-05 14:07:07

This law prohibiting journalists and others from recording cops up close is blatantly unconstitutional, as Louisiana's previous governor recognized in vetoing it.
Good to hear that it's being challenged.
https://www.nola.com/news/politics/louisiana-news-media-groups-sue-over-police-buffer-law/article_80434710-5035-11ef-814a-275514bd7829.html

2024-08-05 14:02:59

"If you can't give a credible promise of confidentiality ... no whistleblower is coming forward," investigative journalist Catherine Herridge tells Jake Tapper.
That's why it's imperative that Congress pass the PRESS Act without further delay.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/31/us/video/the-lead-jake-tapper-confidential-sources-catherine-herridge-court-contempt-jake-tapper

2024-08-02 15:25:26

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So far in 2024, journalists in the U.S. have faced numerous violations, including:
Assault: 55
Arrest/criminal charge: 39
Equipment damage: 18
Subpoena/legal order: 7
Other incident: 7
Chilling statement: 6
Prior restraint: 6
Denial of access: 5
https://pressfreedomtracker.us
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2024-08-02 15:23:51

Aug. 2 marks seven years since we launched the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a nonpartisan news website and database providing reliable and contextualized information on the number of press freedom violations in the U.S.
https://pressfreedomtracker.us/
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2024-08-02 15:23:06

Aug. 2 marks seven years since we launched @uspresstracker, a nonpartisan news website and database providing reliable and contextualized information on the number of press freedom violations in the U.S.
https://pressfreedomtracker.us/
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2024-08-01 17:04:49

📩 Read in our weekly newsletter (and subscribe):
- Gag rules stifle financial journalism
- Journalists’ source material isn’t stolen property
- Pass the PRESS Act
Plus, what we are reading...
https://freedom.press/newsletter/gag-rules-stifle-financial-journalism/

2024-08-01 16:53:01

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Read more: Unconstitutional gag rules undermine press freedom — By FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern in The Hill
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:52:43

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It’s time for the appellate court to right this wrong and let the press subject financial regulators to the scrutiny they clearly fear.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:52:33

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The gag rule is every bit as unconstitutional and completely unnecessary. Plenty of agencies settle cases without silencing anyone.
But the public’s right to know trumps the government’s desire to not be embarrassed, every time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:52:20

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Unless SEC officials can claim with a straight face that they’ve never settled with anyone innocent and every allegation in every complaint they file is entirely accurate, the gag rule functions as deliberate censorship of the truth.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:51:36

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That means the press has to cover financial regulators — whose missteps have been known to occasionally crash the global economy — with a hand tied behind its back.
The Fourth Estate cannot do its job if sources are barred from talking.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:51:23

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The “gag rule” requires defendants who settle enforcement actions brought by the SEC to give up their right to publicly maintain their innocence or contradict the SEC’s allegations against them, including to the press.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:51:06

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We all agree that the SEC's “gag rule” is an egregious violation of the First Amendment, writes Seth Stern.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-08-01 16:21:23

Great news this morning: The U.S. has agreed to a prisoner exchange with Russia and is expected to soon secure the release of 3 American citizens imprisoned in Russia, including WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich and Russian-American reporter Alsu Kurmasheva.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-russia-prisoner-swap-frees-americans-evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan/

2024-07-31 19:56:03

Read more: Journalists’ source material isn’t ‘stolen goods’ — By FPF Advocacy Director Seth Stern
https://freedom.press/news/journalists-source-material-isnt-stolen-goods/

2024-07-31 19:14:02

Financial regulators stifle journalism and violate the First Amendment by silencing defendants who settle cases with them.
We explain how in The Hill.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4801358-sec-gag-rule-free-speech/

2024-07-30 21:53:05

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The clinic, which entails one 90-minute session each week, runs Aug. 13-Sept. 3.
Complete the intake form to participate and tell your friends and colleagues!
Reach out to training@freedom.press with questions.
https://airtable.com/appYQMJKKZQAur4vc/shrliM8nZp34ZgUpd

2024-07-30 21:52:39

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This four-session course will feature practical training on how to keep your footage, subjects, and crew safe from pre-production to post-premiere.
Participants will also have the option to sign-up for free individual consultations with our digital security trainers.

2024-07-30 21:52:21

📣 We are pleased to announce the fourth installment of our free digital security clinic for documentary filmmaking professionals, co-hosted with Field of Vision!
https://fieldofvision.org/news-and-resources/digital-security-clinic-2024

2024-07-30 21:32:06

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Read more here about other examples of this problematic practice, and how defamation law could be similarly abused absent Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
https://freedom.press/news/copyright-abuses-preview-a-world-without-section-230/

2024-07-30 21:30:49

Using bogus copyright takedown notices to censor news is an increasingly common and concerning tactic.
Good for @npub1sqf…5skr for fighting back in court.
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/journalists-sue-massachusetts-tv-corporation-over-bogus-youtube-takedown-demands

2024-07-30 21:17:20

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MN judge Joy Bartscher is just the latest judge to butcher the First Amendment by issuing illegal prior restraints and clawback orders.
We wrote about this alarming trend last year for the Columbia Journalism Review.
https://www.cjr.org/opinion/prior-restraints-opinion-seth-stern-contempt-court.php

2024-07-30 21:16:37

Another completely unlawful gag order prohibiting journalists from publishing documents the government itself released.
Some of these judges need to get off the bench and go back to law school.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-judge-joy-bartschers-gag-order/89-8216e1e1-b764-4e3a-a1d1-a7939eec9e77

2024-07-30 21:06:49

Accusing journalists of possessing stolen property is one of many ways authorities try to criminalize reporting on leaks.
It’s just as unconstitutional as the rest of them.
https://freedom.press/news/journalists-source-material-isnt-stolen-goods/

2024-07-30 18:30:30

"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?"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/clarissa-ward-cnn-gaza-israel-hamas-war-1235065099/

2024-07-29 17:15:55

Read in this week’s digital security newsletter (and subscribe): How to stay safe from fraudulent CrowdStrike emails.
https://freedom.press/newsletter/beware-fraudulent-crowdstrike-emails/

2024-07-29 17:04:56

Reporters at Mississippi Today News are facing jail for refusing to reveal their sources.
They’re not the only journalists working in a state without a shield law.
That’s a problem for journalists, sources, and the public.
https://freedom.press/news/states-must-step-up-to-protect-journalist-source-confidentiality/

2024-07-26 19:41:19

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Sign this petition to help protect Jeremy from further retaliation for his important journalism.
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-safety-for-jeremy-busby?source=direct_link&

2024-07-26 15:10:17

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Read more about this long-overdue bill:
https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/ohio-bill-would-allow-courts-to-throw-out-frivolous-slapp-suits/W2VBMBFOWFHXTCIFWNW6LADLLQ/

2024-07-26 15:10:12

The wealthy and powerful often use frivolous lawsuits to try to silence journalists
Good for Ohio for taking a stand against SLAPPs.
The legislature needs to get this bill across the finish line.

2024-07-26 14:58:30

Google backtracks on its long-standing plan to replace traditional tracking in its Chrome browser.
Learn more on that and other updates from our team in this week’s digital security training team newsletter:
https://freedom.press/newsletter/google-backtracks-on-ad-privacy-plan/

2024-07-26 14:54:09

AT&T suffered a breach that affects nearly all customers between May and October 2022.
If you are a journalist who used AT&T at that time, you’re going to want to read this.
https://freedom.press/training/blog/att-breach/

2024-07-25 20:16:02

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For more background on Vanessa Leggett's case, read: https://cpj.org/data/people/vanessa-leggett/

2024-07-25 20:13:46

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Leggett writes that confidential sources are key to the press’s ability to investigate the Trump assassination attempt.
"Without informed sources talking to the press, the public will have to trust the government investigating the government for answers."
https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/07/25/press-act-2024-journalist-source-confidentiality-federal-shield-law-democracy-government-protection/74517441007/

2024-07-25 20:13:23

Without the PRESS Act, "journalists reporting confidential source information are at risk of losing their freedom. This I know better than most," writes journalist Vanessa Leggett, who spent 168 days locked up for refusing to burn sources in 2001. https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2024/07/25/press-act-2024-journalist-source-confidentiality-federal-shield-law-democracy-government-protection/74517441007/

2024-07-24 21:12:26

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“Banning social media for incarcerated journalists is a government overreach that is contrary to the public interest,” Jeremy Busby writes.
Read more:
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:12:06

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“As a nation, we must fight this unethical form of censorship.
“Prison officials are public servants and their actions and policies must reflect that,” Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:11:54

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"The right to freely express one's self—incarcerated or not—is an inalienable right that should never be infringed upon.
"Government transparency and accountability hinges on incarcerated journalists' ability to report what's happening inside every prison to the general public," Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:11:32

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“After my COVID-19 reporting, prison officials are well aware of my ability to reach outside audiences, expose their wrongdoing, and force reform. They don’t want that to happen again,” Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:10:06

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“At my current facility, I have been held in solitary confinement without a mattress, toilet paper, or any basic necessities.
“This crackdown is designed to suppress free speech, including on social media,” Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:09:49

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“Texas prison officials responded by issuing bleach, masks, fresh fruit, and hot meals to prisoners, and adopting an official COVID-19 protocol.
“They also wrote me a disciplinary case and tossed me into solitary confinement for 22 months,” Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:09:21

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“I created pages on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter…to inform the general public of the conditions that Texas prisoners and staff members were experiencing.
“I also started the hashtag #AllEyesOnTDCJ, which went viral,” Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:09:07

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“When COVID-19 invaded the Texas prison system like a Category 5 hurricane, everything was washed away.
“Conventional methods that I previously used to investigate and report legitimate news stories were no longer available,” Jeremy Busby writes.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:08:47

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“These policies not only violate incarcerated journalists’ constitutional rights to freedom of speech, they’re government overreaches that present a plethora of concerns for the public, including stopping real news stories in the name of security,” writes Jeremy Busby, an incarcerated journalist.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:08:22

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“Under the guise of ‘security,’ state prison officials across the country are enacting policies to censor incarcerated journalists from accessing social media to publish fact-based journalism,” writes Jeremy Busby, an incarcerated journalist.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 21:08:07

Incarcerating the internet: Social media bans censor journalists in prison
Read this important op-ed by Jeremy Busby, a writer and activist incarcerated in Texas.
https://freedom.press/news/incarcerating-the-internet-social-media-bans-censor-journalists-in-prison/

2024-07-24 19:18:04

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📝 Standard Notes lists privacy as one of its core principles
It does not collect usage information on its website, desktop, or mobile applications, relying solely on a self-hosted analytics suite called Plausible that anonymizes IP addresses.
All data is end-to-end encrypted.
https://assets.newsie.social/media_attachments/files/112/843/072/105/830/361/original/72d2be6ed047167d.png

2024-07-24 19:16:54

🗒️ Most major note-taking apps make your notes readable to the service provider.
This makes them more vulnerable to hacking and legal requests that could expose your most sensitive private notes.
Here are five secure note-taking apps for journalists ⬇️
https://freedom.press/training/blog/note-taking-security/

2024-07-24 17:33:43

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Read more: LAPD must safeguard press freedom during protests – By Seth Stern and Jimena Pinzon via the Los Angeles Daily News
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/22/lapd-must-safeguard-press-freedom-during-protests/

2024-07-24 17:33:22

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There must be clear processes for journalists and observers to report any instance of harassment or violence against the press by police — followed by thorough and meaningful investigations.
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/22/lapd-must-safeguard-press-freedom-during-protests/

2024-07-24 17:33:05

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The LAPD has a chance — and a duty — to right previous wrongs and ensure that journalists can cover protests and their aftermath.
California state law prohibits police from arresting reporters for failing to disperse, violating a curfew, or filming officers.
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/22/lapd-must-safeguard-press-freedom-during-protests/

2024-07-24 17:32:40

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The violence at a June 23 protest in LA included at least 10 assaults of journalists, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker.
We don’t have to keep repeating these mistakes.
https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/?search=adas+torah&endpage=2

2024-07-24 17:32:21

“Police in California have been under an unwelcome spotlight this year due to their handling of demonstrators and the press during pro-Palestine protests and counter-protests,” FPF’s Seth Stern and Jimena Pinzon write in the Los Angeles Daily News.
https://www.dailynews.com/2024/07/22/lapd-must-safeguard-press-freedom-during-protests/

2024-07-23 19:49:51

States that don't have anti-SLAPP laws need to pass them. So does the federal government. States that already have anti-SLAPP laws need to strengthen them like PA just did.
We can't let the powerful censor struggling journalists with frivolous lawsuits.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-anti-slapp-law-free-speech-shapiro-20240718.html

2024-07-23 16:30:21

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FPF joined The Committee to Protect Journalists and six other human rights, press freedom orgs Monday in calling on President Biden's administration to press Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to Washington this week on journalist killings, urge media access to Gaza.
https://cpj.org/2024/07/cpj-and-rights-groups-biden-should-press-netanyahu-on-journalist-killings-urge-media-access-to-gaza/

2024-07-23 16:29:15

Washington Welcomes Journalist Slayer Benjamin Netanyahu
https://thedissenter.org/washington-welcomes-journalist-slayer-netanyahu/