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US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
57 minutes ago

Pentagon Sent 'Unprecedented Message of Intimidation' With New Rules, Press Association Claims

Pentagon's updated credentialing policy threatens revoking credentials for reporters who seek unapproved or leaked information, creating intimidation and chilling First Amendment press rights.
#journalist-safety
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago
World news

More than 250 media outlets protest over Israel murdering Gaza journalists

More than 200 journalists have been killed in Israel's war on Gaza, prompting over 250 media outlets in 70+ countries to stage a front-page protest demanding accountability.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago
World news

DW chief condemns 'unacceptable' attack on journalists DW 08/29/2025

Israeli soldiers fired tear gas at a clearly marked DW press crew in Ramallah; DW demands Israeli government ensure journalist safety in the West Bank.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
16 hours ago

City seeks to overturn judge's order limiting LAPD use of crowd control weapons

Los Angeles will appeal a federal injunction barring LAPD use of less-lethal munitions against journalists and nonviolent protesters, citing impracticality and officer safety concerns.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
21 hours ago

MSNBC's Rebrand, MS NOW, Releases '10 Principles' to Guide Network's Use of AI, Transparency, Ethical Standards

MSNBC is becoming independent as MS NOW and issued 10 core journalistic principles emphasizing integrity, accuracy, editorial independence, and evolving standards.
fromNieman Lab
2 days ago

MSNBC and Bari Weiss's CBS News both just laid out their journalistic principles - and they're fascinatingly different

1. Journalism that reports on the world as it actually is. 2. Journalism that is fair, fearless, and factual. 3. Journalism that respects our audience enough to tell the truth plainly - wherever it leads. 4. Journalism that makes sense of a noisy, confusing world. 5. Journalism that explains things clearly, without pretension or jargon. 6. Journalism that holds both American political parties to equal scrutiny. 7. Journalism that embraces a wide spectrum of views and voices so that the audience can contend with the best arguments on all sides of a debate.
Media industry
#ice
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
New York City

ICE attack on reporters: Press freedom and civil liberties groups condemn assault of amNewYork journalist, and others | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
Brooklyn

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
New York City

ICE attack on reporters: Press freedom and civil liberties groups condemn assault of amNewYork journalist, and others | amNewYork

fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago
Brooklyn

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

#gaza
#deportation
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Journalist Mario Guevara, imprisoned by Ice for 100 days, to be deported

Though he has a work permit and two of his children are American citizens, he has operated under the administrative closure of deportation orders for much of that time. Immigration officials reopened the deportation case after his arrest on petty charges that were almost immediately dismissed while livestreaming No Kings Day protests in June. His imprisonment is among the longest for any reporter arrested in connection with their work as a journalist in United States history.
US politics
#journalism-funding
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Reform UK council in Nottinghamshire ends ban on local journalists

A Reform UK council has ended its ban on journalists from the area's biggest local newspaper after being threatened with legal action over damaging the outlet's freedom of expression. Nottinghamshire county council, which has been led by Reform since the local elections earlier this year, said it was committed to the principles of openness after lifting the sanctions it had placed on journalists from the Nottingham Post and its website, Nottinghamshire Live.
UK politics
#pentagon-policy
fromPoynter
6 days ago
US politics

Pete Hegseth's war on leaks has reached a new level of absurdity - Poynter

fromPoynter
6 days ago
US politics

Pete Hegseth's war on leaks has reached a new level of absurdity - Poynter

#immigration-enforcement
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

A fresh wave of violence': NYC pols condemn ICE assault of amNewYork journalist, alleged assault of another | amNewYork

Officers shoved amNewYork's police bureau chief, Dean Moses, as Moses was documenting the detention of an immigrant who had arrived for a hearing at 26 Federal Plaza. According to Moses, agents shoved Associated Press freelancer Olga Fedorova to the floor, at which point L. Vural Elibol of the Anadolu Agency also fell to the ground and sustained what appeared to be a serious injury.
US politics
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Nottingham paper takes legal action over Reform council's ban on reporters

Nottinghamshire Live and the Nottingham Post were barred by the Reform-led council; Reach Midlands Media has launched legal action claiming unlawful suppression of free expression.
US politics
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Why journalists are sounding off alarms about the Pentagon's new rules for media access

New Pentagon rules condition journalist access on agreeing to reporting restrictions and require pre-clearance of Defense Department information, alarming press groups over free-press implications.
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Save Gaza

In a clip seen millions of times, Vance singled out The Nation in a dog whistle to his far-right followers. Predictably, a torrent of abuse followed. To correct the record on Vance's false claims about the source of our funding: The Nation is proudly reader-supported by progressives like you who support independent journalism and won't be intimidated by those in power.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

'Like ice melting': Journalists warn press freedom is in decline across Asia

When former lawyer Zhang Zhan posted hundreds of videos from Wuhan during the chaotic early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, she became one of China's most prominent citizen journalists. Jailed in 2020 for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble" a charge Chinese authorities often use against journalists and activists she was sentenced recently to another four years for the same offense.
World news
#jd-vance
#free-speech
Media industry
fromIrish Independent
1 week ago

Peter Vandermeersch: My fears for journalism's future - and how you can help to save it

Suppression of real reporting and analysis endangers democracy by allowing fake news, platform gatekeepers, and disinformation to replace trustworthy journalism.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

From my prison cell in Georgia, I implore Europe not to abandon us to Russia | Mzia Amaglobeli

My cell is painted green, the same colour we once used in the newsroom. Two benches and a table are bolted to the floor. Nothing moves. The bed is narrow, but I haven't fallen out yet. When I was free, but already expecting arrest, I used to joke that prison would give me the time I always lacked finally, I could read.
Miscellaneous
#political-attacks
Media industry
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

The Pentagon's New 'Don't Ask, We'll Tell' Policy

The Pentagon’s new 17-page accreditation agreement would require preapproval of information and could revoke journalist access, potentially limiting press freedom and reporting.
US politics
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Free Palestine

Vice President JD Vance publicly attacked The Nation, prompting abuse, while The Nation affirms reader-funded independence and warns of administration plans to repress progressive groups.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Philippines: Marcos Jr. touts press freedom despite threats DW 09/24/2025

Press freedom under President Marcos Jr. shows modest improvement—fewer journalist killings and higher rankings—but persistent intimidation, politically motivated prosecutions, and impunity continue.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Letters: After San Jose triple homicide, stop electing judges who are soft on crime

Electors should carefully vet judges because lenient sentencing can allow dangerous individuals to avoid prison, resulting in deadly consequences.
US politics
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Behind the Curtain: Trump and the most unprecedented presidency in 250 years

The Trump administration has aggressively expanded executive power and broken precedents across multiple institutions, pushing U.S. governance toward unprecedented consolidation and conflict.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

India's Adani gag order fuels press freedom fears DW 09/22/2025

A Delhi court issued an ex parte injunction forcing takedowns and gag orders against journalists and platforms, raising concerns about pre-publication censorship and press freedom.
UK politics
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks ago

Angus McCullough's review: A reckoning for the PSNI - and for press freedom | Computer Weekly

The McCullough Review examines allegations that PSNI unlawfully surveilled journalists, lawyers and NGOs and aims to establish accountability pathways.
World news
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Martin Baron: It is only natural in a democracy to disagree about policies - yet today we cannot agree on how to determine fact

A free, independent press is essential to democracy, providing facts and clarity and serving the public throughout decades.
US politics
fromThe Nation
2 weeks ago

The NFL Is Trump's America-and It's Invading Ireland

The NFL prioritizes corporate and political interests, tolerates divisive figures, and prompts caution among critics due to potential targeting and suppression risks.
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

India: Adani gag order fuels press freedom fears DW 09/22/2025

On September 6, a Delhi court sided with Indian industry conglomerate Adani Enterprises and ordered an injunction against nine journalists and digital platforms restricting them from publishing and distributing content Adani considered "unverified and defamatory." The gag order applies to some of India's most followed journalists and content creators, such as Ravish Kumar, Dhruv Rathee, Paranjoy Guha Thakurtha, and Abhisar Sharma. The also court ordered immediate takedown of media content, including nearly 140 YouTube videos and over 80 Instagram posts from prominent news outlets.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

UN and rights groups condemn reported jailing of Wuhan Covid citizen journalist

Zhang, 42, is thought to have stood trial in Shanghai on Friday on a charge of picking quarrels and provoking trouble, a charge often used in China to target critics of the government. Western diplomats were reportedly turned away from observing the trial. Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a media freedom NGO, said on Saturday that Zhang had been sentenced to four years in prison.
World news
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Trump's Pentagon demands media agree not to reveal unauthorised' material

The Trump administration imposed Pentagon rules requiring journalists to pledge to publish only authorised military information and restricted press movement inside the Pentagon.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Don Bacon Rips Trump on Russia, Kimmel in CNN Interview

Rep. Don Bacon condemned President Trump's threats against the media, criticized divisive rhetoric after the Charlie Kirk shooting, and urged defending press freedom.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Publisher criticises Reform council's Trumpian' boycott of Nottingham Post

Local journalism faces increasing exclusion by politicians using a Trumpian approach that blocks reporters, restricts access to information, and undermines public scrutiny.
fromTruthout
2 weeks ago

Press Freedom Defenders Sound Alarm on Pentagon's New Restrictions for Reporters

For generations, Pentagon reporters have provided the public with vital information about how wars are fought, how defense dollars are spent, and how decisions are made that put American lives at risk. That work has only been possible because reporters could seek out facts without needing government permission. If the news about our military must first be approved by the government, then the public is no longer getting independent reporting. It is getting only what officials want them to see. That should alarm every American.
US politics
#media-regulation
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

L.A. Taco journalist sues LAPD in latest allegation of police mistreatment of media

A Los Angeles journalist sued LAPD alleging repeated interference with his First Amendment right to film homeless-encampment sweeps, including wrongful threats and an arrest.
#immigration-detention
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

How FCC chair Brendan Carr is leading Trump's charge against the media

In the eight months since becoming chair of the Federal Communications Commission, however, Carr has waged war against the free speech of those who have reported on, criticized, or satirized the president. And Carr has the president's ear, according to a person who knows both men and requested anonymity because they did not have authorization to speak to the media.
US politics
#authoritarianism
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here's how to stop him | Jonathan Freedland

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Trump has dragged the US to the abyss and Nigel Farage would do the same to Britain. Here's how to stop him | Jonathan Freedland

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Zhang Zhan: who is the Chinese citizen journalist facing a second trial?

Zhang Zhan, who was released from prison in May 2024 after serving four years behind bars, is expected to go on trial on Friday at the Shanghai Pudong New Area people's courtfor picking quarrels and provoking trouble, a catch-all term used to target government critics. Antoine Bernard, a director of advocacy and assistance for Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom NGO, said Zhang's trial this week was not only prosecution, it's persecution.
World news
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Aussie Reporter Shut Out of Trump Presser Days After President Scolded Network Editor

ABC journalists were denied accreditation to President Trump's joint press conference with Prime Minister Keir Starmer amid logistical explanations and scrutiny over timing following John Lyons' exchange with Trump.
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

US: Grenell threatens to revoke visa of German journalist DW 09/18/2025

Elmar Thevessen, the US correspondent for Germany's public broadcast TV channel Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), talked about the mood in the US after the murder of influencer Charlie Kirk on his channel's talk show "Markus Lanz" last week. During the show, Thevessen made one comment that caused a stir. He said Kirk had advocated stoning homosexuals. However, this is not true, which was admitted by the ZDF afterwards.
US politics
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 weeks ago

Let's be clear: The Trump administration forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the air is bad. Very bad.

A government regulator pressured media companies to suspend Jimmy Kimmel, and Disney complied, undermining press freedom and signaling regulatory overreach.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Trump's suit against the New York Times is nonsense. Yet it poses a grave threat | Robert Reich

Donald Trump has sued the New York Times for, well, reporting on Trump. Rather than charging the Times with any specific libelous act, Trump's lawsuit is just another of his angry bloviations. The lawsuit says he's moving against one of the worst and most degenerate newspapers in the History of our Country, becoming a virtual mouthpiece' for the Radical Left Democrat Party. And so on.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Trump Ignites Anger With Attack on ABC Reporter: Threatening to Send the DOJ After the Press'

She'd probably go after people like you! Because you treat me so unfairly! It's hate! You have a lot of hate in your heart! Would that be appropriate? Karl replied. Maybe they'll come after ABC. Well, ABC paid me $16 million recently for a form of hate speech, right? Your company paid me $16 million for a form of hate speech, so maybe they'll have to go after you, Trump added.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Alarming but not unexpected': NYT lawsuit just latest example of Trump's presidential lawfare

President Trump has filed another multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the New York Times as part of repeated legal attacks on major media outlets.
#independent-journalism
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Free speech' row threatens to derail Starmer's talks with Trump on state visit

Donations fund independent journalists to report on reproductive rights, climate change, Big Tech, and geopolitical tensions while keeping reporting free and accessible to all.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

How the US rightwing is taking over news media and choking press freedom

At the same time a long-running family feud among Rupert Murdoch and his children was settled with a deal that will assure Fox News and other powerful media outlets run by the family will retain their conservative bent. The moves deepened concerns among many US media critics and observers of authoritarianism that press freedoms in the US were undergoing capitulation to the Trump administration's rightwing authoritarian leanings.
US politics
Television
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

Netherlands threatens to boycott Eurovision 2026 if Israel participates

Dutch public broadcaster AVROTROS will boycott Eurovision 2026 in Vienna if Israel participates, citing severe human suffering in Gaza and concerns about press freedom and journalist casualties.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Global media urge US not to restrict journalists' visas DW 09/11/2025

US proposal to cut foreign journalists' I visa stays from five years to 240 days prompted 118 global media groups to urge keeping the programme.
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
3 weeks ago

RFE/RL Journalist Ihar Losik Freed After More Than 5 Years Of Brutal Detention In Belarus

"We are immensely grateful to President [Donald] Trump for securing the release of yet another brave RFE/RL journalist unfairly detained by Belarusian authorities," RFE/RL President and CEO Steve Capus said in a statement from Vilnius.
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World news
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Democracy falls in majority of countries worldwide DW 09/11/2025

Global democracy weakened between 2019 and 2024, with over half of 173 countries showing declines in key democratic indicators and sharp losses in press freedom.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Global press freedom suffers sharpest fall in 50 years, report finds

Global press freedom has declined sharply as democracy weakens, with many countries experiencing worsening media freedoms and attacks on journalists.
World news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

UN nuclear chief says agreement provides for access to all of Iran's nuclear facilities

An agreement grants the IAEA access to all Iranian nuclear facilities and requires Iran to report on material from sites attacked by Israel.
Media industry
fromEsquire
4 weeks ago

According to the Trump Administration, Video Recording Law Enforcement Is "Violence"

Government officials and lawyers argued that recording law enforcement constitutes violence and used that claim to justify restrictions, force, and detention of journalists.
Miscellaneous
fromRadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
4 weeks ago

Baku Court Upholds 9-Year Prison Sentence Against Radio Free Europe Journalist Mehralizadeh

Azerbaijani court upheld Farid Mehralizada's nine-year prison sentence, tied to charges linked to his critical reporting for RFE/RL's Azadliq Radiosu.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Who is Peter Mandelson and what do we know about his relationship with Epstein?

Peter Mandelson is under scrutiny for ties to Jeffrey Epstein, raising questions about his judgment and role as British ambassador to the US.
Media industry
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

The Noel Clarke judgment was a victory for the freedom of the press but it should also act as a warning | Nik Williams

High court ruled against Noel Clarke, finding truth and public-interest defences, dismissing his libel and withdrawn data-protection claims and protecting press accountability.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Nepal bans 26 social media sites including X, WhatsApp and YouTube

Nepal banned 26 major social media and messaging platforms for failing to register under new regulations, disrupting communications, businesses, tourism and drawing press freedom criticism.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Israel used to lie about killing journalists; now it barely bothers to do so. What happened? | Meron Rapoport

Israeli military accounts of journalists' deaths often conflict with independent investigations, revealing apparent impunity for killings of Palestinian journalists.
World news
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Nepal blocks Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X over rule breach, amid censorship concerns | TechCrunch

Nepal ordered ISPs to block 26 social media platforms for failing to register locally, prompting criticism over censorship and threats to press freedom.
France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

France issues arrest warrant for Syria's Assad over killing of journalists

French courts issued arrest warrants for seven former Syrian officials, including Bashar al-Assad, over the 2012 Homs press-centre bombing that killed two journalists.
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Ethiopia tightens grip on media ahead of 2026 vote DW 09/01/2025

The police never gave us an answer, and said they would put together a team to look for him.
World news
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump's anti-press tactics are bad enough in the US. Now Reform is importing them to the Midlands | Jon Allsop

Hard-right politicians increasingly exclude or punish traditional news outlets, using bans and rhetoric to control narratives in the US and UK.
World news
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Guinea-Bissau cracks down on foreign media as elections near DW 08/29/2025

Portuguese broadcasters RTP, RDP and news agency Lusa were banned in Guinea-Bissau, intensifying press censorship and raising international concern ahead of elections.
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