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Search ArticlesDOJ prosecutes single FOIA dodger while defending systemwide evasion
Dear Friend of Press Freedom, I’m Lauren Harper, the first Daniel Ellsberg chair on government secrecy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), and welcome to The Classifieds. Read on to learn about the week’s top secrecy news.
Imprisoned journalist faces horrifying conditions
Dear Friend of Press Freedom: An imprisoned journalist in Los Angeles has endured months of violence and medical neglect at the hands of federal agents. Plus, Disney takes a stand against the FCC’s anti-press antics, and you can too. Los Angeles-based journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias has been in ICE detention for more than 300 days. Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Deputy Director of Advocacy Adam Rose wrote for The Intercept about the horrific abuse he’s endured.
Write a letter opposing Danielle Thumann Severs’ confirmation as FCC commissioner
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Apple mass-alerts users to mercenary spyware
The Digital Security Digest, by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), is a weekly newsletter with security tips that keep you, your sources, and your devices safe. If someone shared this newsletter with you, please subscribe here. If you receive one of Apple’s threat notifications, your Apple device has likely been targeted with spyware sold with the help of private vendors to governments around the world.
Disney shouldn’t be the last to stand up to FCC’s Brendan Carr
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Aug. 18, 2026 — Disney has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Federal Communications Commission — led by Donald Trump loyalist Brendan Carr — is violating its First Amendment rights by manufacturing pretexts to retaliate against it for ABC News reporting the president doesn’t like.
Executive secrecy expands with unprecedented new memo
Dear Friend of Press Freedom, I’m Lauren Harper, the first Daniel Ellsberg chair on government secrecy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), and welcome to The Classifieds. Read on to learn about the week’s top secrecy news. The Justice Department just handed corporate lobbyists, campaign donors, and political cronies the government’s strongest secrecy protections.
We sued Trump over Truth Social grift
Dear Friend of Press Freedom: Donald Trump selling early access to his Truth Social posts is a First Amendment foul. This week, we sued to make him stop. Plus: A climate of fear for Columbia’s student journalists, how to save the Freedom of Information Act, and safety tips for journalists on AI and doxxing. President Trump is selling early access to his Truth Social posts for up to $100,000 a month.
Lawsuit: Early access fee for Trump Truth Social posts unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Aug. 12, 2026 — President Donald Trump’s scheme to charge $100,000 per month for advance access to official government announcements on Truth Social violates the First and Fifth amendments to the Constitution, according to a lawsuit filed today in federal court by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) and The Intercept.
Signal accounts, now with multiple phones
The Digital Security Digest, by Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), is a weekly newsletter with security tips that keep you, your sources, and your devices safe. If someone shared this newsletter with you, please subscribe here. For years, Signal, the end-to-end encrypted messaging app, has allowed users to link their phone to other devices. Over a decade ago, the developers introduced the ability to link accounts to a desktop device, and similar capabilities were extended to iPads in late 2019.
After the encampments, threats to student journalism at Columbia persist
Columbia University’s student journalists will return next month to a campus very different from the one I began covering just a few years ago. During my time as an undergraduate, my class witnessed sustained protest movements, an escalating institutional response, and growing uncertainty around the boundaries of free speech and press. Student journalists at Columbia are now well aware that their coverage may land them in bureaucratic hot water.