Category: Freedom of the Press

Trump’s Blueprint for Bending the Media Has Nixon Written All Over It

The president’s heavy-handed approach to traditional journalists has the hallmarks of an attempted crackdown 50 years ago.
Trump and Musk Attack Journalists by Name in Social Media Posts

Since his inauguration, the president has been quick to demonize what he calls “the fake news media.” On Friday, both men demanded that individuals be fired.
Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space

The New York Times, NBC News, NPR and Politico will be replaced by outlets including the right-wing site Breitbart News as part of a “new annual media rotation,” a spokesman said.
Martial Law Didn’t Silence South Korea’s Media. It Empowered Them.

Journalists criticized the president’s attempt to place the press under military control, hardened by years of challenges to press freedoms by the country’s political leaders.
CBS Rebukes Anchor Over Tense Interview With Ta-Nehisi Coates

Executives said the interview, conducted by the morning show anchor Tony Dokoupil, had fallen short of network editorial standards.
Hong Kong Journalists Convicted of Sedition in Stand News Case

The editors said they published stories in the public interest. A judge ruled they were guilty of a crime against national security.
Sarah Palin Is Granted New Libel Trial Against The New York Times

A federal appeals court said that the judge overseeing the original trial, which Ms. Palin lost, had wrongly excluded evidence and might have swayed jurors as they were deliberating.
$235,000 Settlement Is Reached in Police Raid of Marion County Record

A former reporter of The Marion County Record has settled a lawsuit following a raid on the weekly newspaper last year that garnered widespread attention.
How Julian Assange Lit the Fuse on the Digital World

In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted.
A Life, and Death, as a Mexican Journalist Shown in Documentary

The documentary “State of Silence,” premiering at the Tribeca Festival, uses personal stories to explain the bleak situation for journalists in Mexico.
Michael Abramowitz Named New Director of Voice of America

Michael Abramowitz, a former Washington Post journalist who is currently the president of the nonprofit Freedom House, is expected to start in the role this summer.
NPR Editor Who Accused Broadcaster of Liberal Bias Resigns

Uri Berliner, who has worked at NPR for 25 years, said in an essay last week that the nonprofit had allowed progressive bias to taint its coverage.