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Now that Trump’s ban on @CNN, @MSNow, and @Politico has backfired, his DOJ is trying to weaponize antitrust law to pressure major networks to cover his every move.
This is yet another way the administration is trying to chill speech.
Watch @trevortimm explain:
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Camera networks run by Flock, Axon, and others make it cheap and easy for investigators to link reporters to their sources or for authorities to harass journalists.
That’s why FPF is proud to endorse the Get the Flock Out of Our Communities Act.
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California passed the Community News Act to bolster local journalism and a new public records law that could help uncover mistreatment of immigrants in ICE detention.
Two wins for transparency, accountability, and the public’s right to know.
Watch @adjoro break it down.
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The @FloridaGOP should know news outlets cannot be punished for publishing information from whistleblowers.
The Supreme Court case that says it’s not the job of journalists to maintain the government’s confidences literally has Florida in the name.
More:
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Freedom of the Press Foundation retweeted
Who woulda' thought Florida politics could be so swampy?
@GovRonDeSantis allegedly diverted $10m in taxpayer money to his wife's charity.
Now the Florida GOP is suing TV stations, claiming it's a crime to report on records about the scandal.
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Rep. Jason Smith’s targeting of BreakThrough News for views he dislikes shows a blatant disregard of the First Amendment.
People who themselves hold controversial political views should know the risk of normalizing fishing expeditions targeting dissent.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation retweeted
California passed the Community News Act to bolster local journalism and a new public records law that could help uncover mistreatment of immigrants in ICE detention.
Two wins for transparency, accountability, and the public’s right to know.
Watch @adjoro break it down.
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The Florida GOP should know that news outlets cannot be punished or censored for publishing info the gov gave them, even if the gov messed up by releasing it.
The seminal case on this issue has Florida in the name.
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Who woulda' thought Florida politics could be so swampy?
@GovRonDeSantis allegedly diverted $10m in taxpayer money to his wife's charity.
Now the Florida GOP is suing TV stations, claiming it's a crime to report on records about the scandal.
floridatrident.org/florida-g…
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Freedom of the Press Foundation retweeted
🔴 We are thrilled to announce the winners of our inaugural Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting!
First place: @a_fast, @USAToday
Second: @LAJourno, @capitalandmain
Third: @BrittanyHailer, @IlicaMahajan, @BillmanKenneson, @MarshallProj
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📩 Read our weekly newsletter:
- Congrats to our inaugural Penlight Prize winners
- Frivolous lawsuits show need for federal anti-SLAPP law
- Maryland gov. retaliates against press
- Court smacks down Trump’s media ban again
- Plus, what we're reading...
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Freedom of the Press Foundation retweeted
Now that Trump’s ban on @CNN, @MSNow, and @Politico has backfired, his DOJ is trying to weaponize antitrust law to pressure major networks to cover his every move.
This is yet another way the administration is trying to chill speech.
Watch @trevortimm explain:
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Submissions to our inaugural Penlight Prize showed inspiring journalistic grit and perseverance in the face of official stonewalling.
Read more about the winners in The Classifieds:
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Amendments to a Canadian surveillance bill shortened the length of time providers would have to store your conversational metadata. That's still a no-go for Signal.
Read more in our digital security newsletter — and subscribe:
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Journalists have been asking our digital security training team: What the heck are passkeys, and do you recommend them?
This new way to securely log in without a password does have its complications.
Read our digital security advice column to learn more.
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Cases in Arkansas and California show how desperately we need a federal law against lawsuits intended to chill free speech.
Read more from FPF's @SethAStern in @theintercept:
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This decision is a stinging defeat for Trump’s assault on the free press and a powerful vindication of the First Amendment.
As Judge Kelly recognized, presidents don’t get to use their power to purge journalists because they don’t like what they report.
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The Trump admin is trying to claim the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional, and they are allowed to keep secret whatever they want.
Our lawyers were in front of the DC Court of Appeals court yesterday arguing that is ridiculous. politico.com/news/2026/10/16…
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