Archive for free press
Statement: News Media Alliance Supports Australia Right to Know Media Campaign
We strongly support Australia's Right to Know media freedom campaign, set to launch on October 20, which calls for ending the criminalization of journalists working ... Read More
Volunteers Flood Capitol Hill to Help #FreeAustinTice
On September 23, free-press advocates from the National Press Club Journalism Institute and Reporters Without Borders, along with more than 100 volunteers (including myself), canvassed ... Read More
News Media Are the First and Most Effective Means for Exercising Our Five First Amendment Freedoms
As we celebrate National Newspaper Week, we are raising awareness about our five First Amendment freedoms, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution — freedom of ... Read More
Maryland Stands Up for a Free Press, Honors the Capital Gazette Shooting Victims
June 28 will always be a hard day for any journalist – that was the day, exactly one year ago, that five newsroom staffers were ... Read More
Statement: Alliance Commemorates Maryland Freedom of the Press Day
One year ago, on June 28, 2018, the lives of five newsroom employees from The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, were senselessly taken by gun ... Read More
CEO Column: Press Access Is Essential to Democracy
With the release of our newest ad last week, we — along with our Support Real News partners — are responding to recent attacks on the ... Read More
Washington Post Super Bowl Ad Highlights Value of Journalism
Journalists report the facts, giving their readers and viewers the details they need to make informed decisions about their lives and the world around them ... Read More
Student Press Law Center Fights for Student Journalists’ 1A Rights
While student journalists may not be facing the exact same threats as their adult counterparts, there are serious threats to the student press, and the ... Read More
Infographic: The History of Press Freedom in America
As part of Free Speech Week, we're looking back at some of the biggest moments in the history of our First Amendment right to a ... Read More
Online Platforms Challenge Free Speech Through Editorial Decisions
At a time when the First Amendment is being tested and questioned – perhaps more than ever before – it is important that we reflect ... Read More
