#journalisme @cdjm.org @snjournalistes.bsky.social #pressfreedom

National Press Club under fire for ‘disgraceful’ invitation to Israeli envoy The National Press Club is under fire for hosting Israel’s ambassador after cancelling other speakers and remaining largely silent on the killing of journalists in Gaza.

The National Press Club hosted Israel’s ambassador after cancelling other speakers and saying little about the killing of journalists in Gaza, Alex McKinnon writes.
#auspol #Media #PressFreedom #Gaza #Journalism

End EU Sanctions on Journalist Hüseyin Doğru! Protect Press Freedom & Confront Genocide in Gaza! Journalist Hüseyin Doğru has been sanctioned by the EU without trial, losing access to money, work, and basic rights — simply for reporting on the genocide in Gaza. Meanwhile, the EU maintains its com...

🚨 The EU sanctioned journalist Hüseyin Doğru — freezing his finances and silencing him for speaking up about Gaza. Free Doğru & defend press freedom! #FreeDogru #PressFreedom #GazaGenocide action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-2-...

🚩#EU #Europe is testing ground, lab for U.S. (American Right Wing’s Epicenter) #Fascism

🚨 EU Sanctions on European citizens with complicit EU member governments.
#Dogru #PresseFreiheit #Journalism #Journalists #Fascists #Media #PressFreedom #FreePress

Why some wars don’t make headlines As media attention is focused on Iran and the wider region, three journalists from Uganda, Burkina Faso and Ethiopia reflect on why so many conflicts go ignored.

REUTERS INSTITUTE: Why some wars don’t make headlines reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/why-som...? @reutersinstitute.bsky.social‬ @matthewleake.bsky.social #journalism #pressfreedom

And why isn't the US military or US federal executive or legislative officials weighing in on this?

Oh, that's right. This came from a concerned Israeli official & 2nd source is/are reporting this. That's why.

#pressfreedom

5/5 Stay tuned! We'll be sharing more from the panelists directly on what governments and institutions can do to counter this growing threat.

📸: Jens Schicke

#transnationalrepression #TNR #pressfreedom #JHR #JournalistsforHumanRights

The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund Leads Cohort Fighting Trump’s Unconstitutional Media Attacks A cohort of 42 media and press freedom advocates, led by The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund, filed an amicus brief opposing Trump's attempts to censor the press.

The Intercept’s Press Freedom Defense Fund Leads Cohort Fighting Trump’s Unconstitutional Media Attacks theintercept.com/2026/04/02/p... #uspoli #trump #fascism #authoritarianism #PressFreedom #Journalism #JournalisticIntegrity #MediaMonopolies #PressFreedomDefenseFund #lawsuit #USConstitution

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For a country that has been an official candidate since 1999, these restrictive policies represent a systemic disparity. EU representatives must address these barriers to align border policies with stated commitments to #PressFreedom and human rights in #Turkey.

End EU Sanctions on Journalist Hüseyin Doğru! Protect Press Freedom & Confront Genocide in Gaza! Journalist Hüseyin Doğru has been sanctioned by the EU without trial, losing access to money, work, and basic rights — simply for reporting on the genocide in Gaza. Meanwhile, the EU maintains its com...

🚨 The EU sanctioned journalist Hüseyin Doğru — freezing his finances and silencing him — while failing to end its trade pact with Israel amid the genocide in Gaza. Free Doğru & defend press freedom! #FreeDogru #PressFreedom #GazaGenocide action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-2-...

Media Coalition Challenges Trump Executive Order Targeting Law Firms — Democracy Observer article

42 media organizations challenge Trump's order targeting law firms representing his opponents, arguing it's an unconstitutional att...

More at democracy.observer/posts/media-coalition-ch...

#DemocracyObserver #PressFreedom #Accountability

A judge handed NPR and PBS a real First Amendment win, but not a material restoration of what Congress had already torn away. “NPR and PBS need not apply for any federal benefit because the President disapproves of their ‘left wing’ coverage of the news.” “ [V]iewpoint discrimination and retaliation of this type” violates the First Amendment. Judge Randolph Moss, quoted by Ars Technica “This is a ridiculous ruling by an activist judge attempting to undermine the law.” White House spokesperson, in a statement to Ars Technica “ [A] decisive affirmation of the rights of a free and independent press.” Katherine Maher, NPR chief executive “ [T]extbook unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination and retaliation.” PBS, in a statement

📻⚖️💸 Trump’s order to choke off NPR and PBS funding was struck down as unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination — but Congress had already gutted public-broadcasting money, so the win is more principle than rescue. #NPR #PBS #PublicMedia #PressFreedom #FirstAmendment

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Liam Scott and Jason Rezaian: ‘Is it Kafka?’ The #Pentagon attempts to evict the press.

"Senior U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled on March 20 that the policy was unconstitutional. The Pentagon not only appealed the decision but also announced, a few days after the court’s ruling, that […]

Happy International Fact-Checking Day!
➡Stay vigilant,
➡Check your sources
➡and rely on quality, independent media
#PressFreedom #factchecking

Letter from our CEO: A federal judge rejected the White House ban on public media funding. That does not restore funding for NHPR. A federal judge has ruled President Trump's executive order barring funding for public media unconstitutional. While the ruling is a victory for press freedom, it does nothing to restore federal fundi...

The good news: Public media secured a huge win for the First Amendment and press freedom in federal court this week. The reality check: This victory does nothing to restore funding for public media. #pubmedia #firstammendment #PressFreedom

www.nhpr.org/inside-nhpr/...

5/ Η ΠΟΕΣΥ θυμίζει πως το νέο κρούσμα #SLAPP αγωγών επιβεβαιώνει το πόσο αναγκαία είναι η θεσμική θωράκιση της ελευθερίας του Τύπου με την anti-SLAPP νομοθεσία για την οποία έχει δεσμευτεί η κυβέρνηση.

#pressfreedom #journalism #MIIR

“Nuance, accuracy and reason are often lost”: An Iranian journalist on what Western media gets wrong about Iran Kourosh Ziabari’s introduction to journalism came early, in the newsroom his parents ran in northern Iran. In 1991, his father founded the weekly magazine Hatef, meaning messenger in Persian and Arabi...

REUTERS INSTITUTE: “Nuance, accuracy and reason are often lost”: An Iranian journalist on what Western media gets wrong about Iran reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/nuance-...? @reutersinstitute.bsky.social #journalism #pressfreedom

Teaching Digital Security 101: Press advocates partner on savvy curriculum for border-region journalists - Editor and Publisher As reporting near the U.S.-Mexico border grows more complex, journalists face increasing risks to their data and sources. Gretchen A. Peck reports on a new training partnership equipping reporters wit...

Border journalists need real digital security training, and this new curriculum appears to be a step in the right direction.

Should every journalism course teach this?

www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/teac...

#PressFreedom

Our #NoKings Celebration in Support of First Amendment Rights and #PressFreedom Photos from Australia, NYC, Virginia;"Don't tread on us" and next steps.

Our #NoKings Celebration in Support of First Amendment Rights and #PressFreedom
open.substack.com/pub/mediaand...

A major win for transparency. When federal agents are barred from "indiscriminate force" against the press, the public gets a clearer view of the facts. In 2026, the "Extraordinary" protection of our civil liberties is what keeps the market—and the community—stabilized. 🧭✨ #PressFreedom #LosAngeles

Portraits of Lebanese journalists killed by the Israeli army - ChannelDraw Documenting press freedom and the risks faced by journalists reporting from southern Lebanon.

CHANNELDRAW: Portraits of Lebanese journalists killed by the Israeli army www.channeldraw.org/2026/03/31/p... @channeldraw.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #pressfreedom #freepress #journalismisnotacrime

6,000 impacted. $6,000 goal.
Support journalists affected by the 2025 shutdown of U.S. international media.
Donate before May 3.

tinyurl.com/6KReasons

#SaveVOA #PressFreedom

Webinar: Media freedom in Hungary at a crossroads ahead of election – ipi.media As the general election approaches on 12 April, the fate of media freedom in Hungary stands at yet another major crossroads.

📣 Happening tomorrow!

The upcoming general #election puts the fate of #pressfreedom in #Hungary at yet another major crossroads. Join us to discuss what the upcoming elections hold for the country’s embattled media.

🗓️ April 2 | 15:00 CET | Register buff.ly/IegOLpD

"We’re all going to have to step up and be the best kind of citizens, the best-informed citizens that we know how to be, even as it becomes more difficult in the face of authoritarian pressure and new technology.” David Frum, The David Frum Show, June 4, 2025 World Press Freedom Canada Wednesday, April 29 National Arts Centre, Ottawa

What happens when press freedom and democracy are in a state of crisis?
It’s what David Frum has been warning about for years. Read the latest edition of Dispatch, our bimonthly newsletter, to learn why his message matters now more than ever. worldpressfreedomcanada.ca/dispatch/ #pressfreedom

Baghdad Abduction of U.S. Journalist Raises Fresh Pressure on Iraq’s Security Credibility Primary International Angle: Regional instability An American freelance journalist was abducted in central Baghdad on Tuesday, triggering an intensive Iraqi

The kidnapping of an American journalist in Baghdad is raising urgent international questions about Iraq’s stability, militia influence, and the safety of foreign media personnel.

#WorldNews #BaghdadCrisis #PressFreedom #IraqSecurity #GlobalDiplomacy

Press Freedom in Peril: 2026 Herb Caen Lecture at UC Berkeley : Indybay HYBRID EVENT IN-PERSON: North Gate Hall Logan Multimedia Center UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley, CA https://journalism.berkeley.edu/event/2026-herb-caen-lecture-press-freedom-in-peril/ ONLINE: Zoom ...

#pressfreedom 5:30pm #Berkeley www.indybay.org/newsitems/20...

Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR A federal judge agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.

AP: Judge blocks Trump's executive order to end federal funding for PBS and NPR

#publicmedia #PBS #NPR #Trump #pressfreedom

www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

US journalist kidnapped in Baghdad and security forces hunt captors, Iraqi officials say Iraqi officials say kidnappers have seized an American female journalist in Baghdad, and security forces are chasing the group.

An American journalist was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad and Iraqi security forces are pursuing her captors, Iraqi officials said

The journalist was identified as freelancer Shelly Kittleson by one of the outlets she worked for

#Iraq #freepress #pressfreedom #journalism #journalist

Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.

US Federal judge: Defunding of #NPR
violated #FreedomOfSpeech

#PublicBroadcasting #PressFreedom #uspol
www.npr.org/2026/03/31/n...

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And a darker question for my specific context:

As the state tries to finish off the open internet in Russia, will there be any "agents" left online at all - other than the human ones from the secret services?

#ONA26 #Journalism #AI #MediaStrategy #B2A2C #PressFreedom