Instead of doing their job and standing up to government pressure from the Trump Administration, media executives are caving ...

In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about both the state of press freedom in the United States and whether there is ever a legitimate reason for freedom of the press to be restricted.

Pew found notable partisan shifts in the perceptions of press freedom, free speech and internet freedom. For example, in 2024, 29% of Republicans said the press is completely free, compared to 42% ...

O n June 4, 2024, a essay I penned ("Project 2025’s threat to democracy") was published in The Fulcrum, a national non-partisan social media platform. It received over 74,000 views and landed as ...

The importance of press freedom A student essayist examines the arrest of a college journalist at a campus protest by Ehsanullah Hadi June 3, 2025 @ 12:01 am June 2, 2025 @ 9:38 am ...

Press freedom is widely considered to be a cornerstone of democracy.It brings accountability, transparency and access to reliable information. But beyond its democratic role, press freedom is also ...

President Trump is no fan of the free press. But he's not the only powerful person in the U.S. using the courts to silence unfavorable coverage, a New York Times editor and author tells NPR.

Both freedom of speech and the press are constitutionally guaranteed. But the press has received little constitutional protection in addition to that provided to other speech.

Bennett and Goldberg will each be recognized with the Freedom of the Press Career Achievement Award, which honors individuals with a long history of upholding the value of freedom of the press ...

There are many examples of this lack of press freedom. In December 2024, Sandra Muhoza, a journalist from the online media outlet La Nova Burundi, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for “attacking ...

Last week’s email from University president Jonathan Levin ’94 and Provost Jenny Martinez affirming the University’s commitment to academic freedom, differing backgrounds and “the value of ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced the recipients of this year’s Freedom of the Press Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal ...