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freedomofpress@social.freedom.press

<p>Defending and supporting public-interest journalism in the 21st century.</p>

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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. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/presidential-records-act-arguments-donald-trump

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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. https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/ask-a-security-trainer-whats-this-passkey-thing/

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    Dozens of former federal prosecutors filed a brief in support of our lawsuit to stop Trump&#39;s corrupt scheme to charge for expedited access to headlines he generates when he announces everything from military strikes to media bans on Truth Social. https://fortune.com/2026/09/24/over-50-federal-prosecutors-trump-100000-month-insider-trading/

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    A toothless consent decree may enable the Ellisons&#39; President Trump-facilitated takeover of Warner Bros. &quot;If it goes through, it will give them unprecedented control over what the next generation watches and reads,&quot; FPF&#39;s Seth Stern writes in @theintercept@journa.host. https://theintercept.com/2026/09/23/paramount-warner-bros-merger-ellisons-surveillance/

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    Court orders are just paper unless they’re enforced. Enough is enough. Government officials who continue to deny journalists’ access to the White House in defiance of Judge Kelly’s order should be held in contempt. Our statement: https://freedom.press/issues/white-house-defies-judge-who-smacked-down-media-ban/

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    For years, Signal has required a phone number to register for an account. That’s all changing. You can now pay a small fee for an account with no phone number. Read about it in our digital security newsletter, and subscribe. https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/signal-introduces-registration-without-a-phone-number/

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    It seems naive to call on this administration in particular to stand up for a Palestinian-American journalist detained by Israel. But they should. It’s their job, and we can’t normalize inaction, no matter who is in office. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestinian-american-journalist-naqaa-hamed-arrested

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    The Trump administration&#39;s attacks on press freedom have &#39;have certainly risen to the level where they’re kind of off the charts,&#39; FPF&#39;s Trevor Timm told The New York Times Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/us/politics/trump-free-speech.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

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    25 years after 9/11, New York is opening 170,000 pages of records on what officials knew about the toxic air at Ground Zero. Now the federal government should open the remaining 9/11 records still hidden from the public. FPF’s Lauren Harper explains: https://www.ms.now/opinion/9-11-victims-declassifying-records-intelligence-threats

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    🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED! Are you a journalist who uses FOIA or other public records laws in your reporting? You could win $25,000 with our new journalism award, the Penlight Prize. Deadline extended to September 15. Apply at: https://penlightprize.org/

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    Your phone won’t run an app that’s been tampered with, but your browser will run anything a server sends it. WEBCAT is a tamper-evident seal for web applications, developed by Freedom of the Press Foundation. Find out more: https://freedom.press/tech/news/webcat-a-tamper-evident-seal-for-the-open-web/

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    What a great platform to publicly deny promising Trump a CNN overhaul or $20 million in free advertising in exchange for merger approvals. Or to speak out against his bullying of journalists you employ or want to employ. Weird that you didn’t do any of that. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/david-ellison-paramount-warner-deal.html

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    While the Trump admin publishes Fauci’s unredacted diaries, it is simultaneously proposing a government-wide NDA &quot;to muzzle federal workers from sharing the very kinds of information&quot; Rand Paul released, FPF&#39;s Lauren Harper writes in MS NOW. https://www.ms.now/opinion/rand-paul-fauci-hearing-trump-government-records

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    So, you’re about to publish something that you just know is going to be met with harassment, or worse. There’s a lot you can do to make an attacker’s job harder, and it all starts with understanding your online footprint. Read our advice column to learn more. https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/ask-a-security-trainer-expecting-doxxing/

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    If Jay Clayton is &quot;willing to sign off on a violation of DOJ&#39;s policies at Donald Trump&#39;s request, what will he do now that he&#39;s in charge of the intelligence community&#39;s incredibly powerful surveillance apparatus?&quot; FPF&#39;s Trevor Timm told Reason. https://reason.com/2026/07/30/trumps-new-director-of-national-intelligence-is-a-menace-to-liberty/

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    Federal prosecutors are going after an Atlanta-based protester, allegedly in connection with the use of a &quot;duress&quot; passcode that wiped his phone during a border search. Read our digital security newsletter to learn about border security risks, and what you can do about them. https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/protester-targeted-by-doj-over-phone-wiping-duress-passcode/

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    Jay Clayton signed off on several abusive subpoenas to New York Times reporters in violation of the DOJ&#39;s own policies — now he&#39;s confirmed as director of national intelligence. With people like him in office, we need a federal shield law for journalists more than ever: https://freedom.press/issues/now-confirmed-as-dni-jay-clayton-is-threat-to-press-freedom/

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    📢 Are you a journalist who uses FOIA or other public records laws in your reporting? You could win $25K with our new journalism award, the Penlight Prize. Read more and apply today: https://freedom.press/issues/new-25k-penlight-journalism-award-honors-paywall-free-foia-reporting/

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    If the the Department of Government Efficiency is “stonewalling the inspector general’s office, it’s an extremely safe bet that they’re absolutely ignoring FOIA officers who are asking for information,” FPF&#39;s Lauren Harper told The 74. https://www.the74million.org/article/trumps-education-department-leaves-mountain-of-public-records-requests-unaddressed/

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    The House investigation of BreakThrough News is the latest example of financial probes being used as &quot;pretexts to stifle journalism and dissent,&quot; FPF&#39;s Seth Stern writes in The Intercept. Read more: https://theintercept.com/2026/07/27/breakthrough-news-journalists-subpoena/

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    📩 Read in our latest newsletter: - New prize rewards making public records truly public - DOJ’s losing streak continues in New York Times subpoena case - MSG revives legal theory that once haunted &quot;60 Minutes&quot; - Plus, what we&#39;re reading... https://freedom.press/issues/new-prize-rewards-making-public-records-truly-public/

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    The Pentagon wants to block FOIA access to all “controlled unclassified information.” If successful, hundreds of millions of documents could be hidden from journalists and the public — potentially forever. Read more in our secrecy newsletter, The Classifieds. https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/pentagon-tries-to-hide-unclassified-records-from-foia/

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    It&#39;s past time for everyone to get over their fear of fighting back against Trump administration censorship. Take these bozos to court. They lose regularly. https://apnews.com/article/usmediatimesair-force-one-42429e4d4da8accc42b6c3ddf3f4fed5?user_email=04f821d8ddc19142c23d4ec1dd3c4ee6ae44e7ed7909966f0fb3c602e872a8bd&amp;utm_medium=APNews_Alerts&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=NewsAlert_Jul23_2026_03:35PM&amp;utm_term=AP%20News%20Alerts

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    Are you a journalist who uses the Freedom of Information Act in your reporting? Well, you can now win $25,000. FPF is proud to announce the launch of the Penlight Prize for excellence in paywall-free public records reporting. Watch our video to learn more, and apply today at https://penlightprize.org/ Deadline: Sept. 1

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    Tell the Senate to reject Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence. Clayton just subpoenaed several New York Times journalists over their reporting on the Air Force One plane Qatar gifted to President Trump. Someone who targets reporters shouldn’t be DNI. https://freedom.press/action/write-a-letter-opposing-jay-claytons-confirmation-as-director-of-national-intelligence/

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    The economic terms of this merger make no sense for Paramount shareholders. If Paramount’s news networks are watered down to appease the administration, the public stop tuning in and will be less informed. Read about the lawsuit FPF attorneys filed: https://freedom.press/issues/shareholder-lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-paramount-merger-fight-corruption/

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    The business of producing real news and protecting the First Amendment go hand in hand. And Paramount clearly has no interest in either. That’s why we just sued Paramount owner David Ellison over his corrupt deal with Trump to acquire CNN:

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    Large language models used in chatbots and elsewhere are vulnerable to malicious prompts. New research shows they may also be easily “confused” into taking user input as their own ideas. That’s right, they can be “incepted.” Read our newsletter for more. https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/the-s-in-llm-stands-for-security/

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    The Pentagon doesn’t want whistleblowers to share information with reporters about its failures. This has nothing to do with national security. It’s about shielding officials from embarrassment and accountability. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/pete-hegseth-doj-taskforce-press-leaks

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    Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. might have once gotten away with severing a raccoon from its manhood, but he should not get away with severing journalists from reliable sources. https://freedom.press/issues/censorship-of-medical-journals-infects-journalism-too/