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Guest Opinion: Prison social media bans silence important voices
Restrictions on social media quell incarcerated journalists' access to their audience and harm the public’s right to know. A pending federal proposal would make things worse
Supreme Court reaffirms press precedent in social media cases
Decision in two cases challenging state laws that restrict social media content moderation contain important wins for journalists and news outlets, but questions on TikTok loom
The government says it won’t prosecute ‘real’ journalists. Don’t believe it
Recent statements about a military newspaper belie claims that the government won’t treat conventional journalists like it treated Julian Assange
Justice Dept. and Julian Assange reach plea deal in case that threatens press freedom
Freedom of the Press Foundation comments on the implications for press freedom of Assange plea deal
Government refuses to learn its lesson on censorship
Recent news from LA and Tennessee shows latest examples of public officials’ cluelessness when it comes to journalists’ constitutional rights
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