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Tag Archives: Free Press

To defend journalism, we need to defend the truth and not just journalists

Posted on October 22, 2018

Trump doesn’t slam the press for his own amusement. Trump loves the media like few, if any, presidents ever have. His real enemy is the truth. Continue reading →

Posted in Current News | Tagged Free Press, journalism, Lies, Truth

Intel Report: Trump’s War on “Fake News” Is Chillingly Real

Posted on May 2, 2017

“Four hostile newspapers,” as Napoleon once said, “are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.” Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, PPJC Picks | Tagged Authoritarianism, Free Press, News Media

Trump’s War on the Truth Tellers

Posted on March 14, 2017

In a democracy, the truth is a common good. Trump is actively destroying the truth-telling institutions our democracy depends on. Continue reading →

Posted in Current News, PPJC Picks | Tagged Free Press, media

WashPost Makes History: First Paper to Call for Prosecution of Its Own Source (After Accepting Pulitzer)

Posted on September 19, 2016

The editors are literally calling for the criminal prosecution of one of the most important sources in their own newspaper’s history. That is warped beyond anything that can be described. Continue reading →

Posted in PPJC Picks | Tagged Free Press, snowden, Washington Post

Stand up for Jorge Ramos: A free democracy depends on a free press

Posted on September 1, 2015

As usual when someone commits a real act of journalism aimed at the most powerful in the U.S., those leading the charge against him are other journalists. Continue reading →

Posted in PPJC Picks | Tagged Free Press, Jorge Ramos

Obama Threatens Pulitzer Prize-Winner: Sign the Petition

Posted on May 8, 2014

The government’s effort to force Risen to reveal a source is one of the most significant press freedom cases in decades. Continue reading →

Posted in PPJC Picks | Tagged Free Press

U.S. Plummets in Global Press Freedom Rankings

Posted on February 12, 2014

According to a new report from Reporters Without Borders, there was a profound erosion of press freedom in the United States in 2013, thanks to a year of attacks on whistleblowers and digital journalists Continue reading →

Posted in Current News | Tagged Free Press, Media Activism

Other Voices TV: Good media, bad media.

Posted on September 5, 2013

Some journalists stand up to power. Others kneel. So what is “freedom of the press”? (58 minutes) Continue reading →

Posted in Videos | Tagged Free Press, journalism, Media Activism, Ted Glasser

James Risen’s risk of prison means journalism is being criminalized

Posted on August 11, 2013

This administration has an atrocious record for prosecuting whistleblowers. Can it really get away with jailing the reporters who talk to them, too? Continue reading →

Posted in PPJC Picks | Tagged civil liberties, First Amendment, Free Press, media

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