Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan. Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or ...

Bipartisan efforts are needed to counter these threats,” RCFP Vice President of Policy Gabe Rottman testified.

A free press is a cornerstone of American democracy. It informs citizens, holds leaders to account and upholds democratic principles. But after decades of relative freedom, the U.S. press now faces a ...

Freedom of the press is under attack in the United States. Journalists are being assaulted, arrested, and targeted by FBI raids. Media moguls are being silenced or sued by the president. Satirists ...

Malta in 2025, according to the Media Freedom Rapid Response. The Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) is a Europe-wide mechanism that tracks, ...

A pattern of violence and intimidation against journalists by federal agents has emerged across the country. The Pentagon has issued new rules that restrict reporters' access, leading major news ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned on Thursday that the Taliban have severely undermined media freedom in Afghanistan by closing major news outlets and subjecting remaining ones to surveillance and ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. A couple of months ago, I wrote about Mario Guevara, whose case represented “a singular and devastating blow to this country ...

The Baltic states have emerged as global leaders in promoting media freedom internationally, according to a new Index on International Media Freedom Support (IMFS). Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

The Philippine government celebrated the country’s improved ranking in Reporters Without Borders (RSF)’s latest World Press Freedom Index, but local media groups warned that significant challenges ...

The Philippines has seen fewer killings of journalists since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took office. However, rights groups warn that intimidation and prosecutions of reporters are still ...

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