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Editor and data diver. Trying to keep the lights on for journalism around the world. #PressFreedomIsYourFreedom CPJ.org π―οΈπ»
TOMORROW π¬ CPJ is proud to support the documentary "#ArmedOnlyWithACamera." Join us for a screening + panel discussion, with CPJβs Chief Emergencies Officer Lucy Westcott, at the @columbiajournalism.bsky.social.
ποΈ 11/13 | 6-8PM ET
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/armed-only...
Police and judges need a refresher on the First Amendment.
Kansasβ Marion County just provided the syllabus β the expensive way.
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
11.11.2025 17:37 β π 312 π 137 π¬ 8 π 13This story highlights how important it is to have journalists who have expertise in specific areas. In this case, a journalist embedded in war becomes a specialist in veterans, enabling him to cover these stories more in depth than someone who is new to this area. Thank you @quillawrence.bsky.social
09.11.2025 14:21 β π 19 π 5 π¬ 2 π 0The βSilencedβ series examines the global targeting of journalists and the broader implications for press freedom. Join us for the opening of the Memorial Gallery that honors journalists who have been killed since CPJ began keeping record 3+ decades ago.
ποΈ 11/6 | 5:30PM ET
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The administration hates βfake newsβ so much it keeps stealing journalists' work for its ICE sizzle reels.
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Could it be that they donβt make content worth stealing?
"The top brass at the LA Sheriffβs Department donβt want their deputies to be accountable to the public they serve. The Sheriffβs Department fights all Public Records Act cases," attorney @susanseager.bsky.social tells us about LASD's stonewalling of journalist @cerisecastle.bsky.social.
03.11.2025 22:11 β π 49 π 25 π¬ 3 π 2
As paramilitary forces seized control of El-Fasher, journalists became both witnesses and victims of the cityβs collapse. At least 13 reporters are missing under blackout, others abducted or sexually assaulted by RSF fighters.
βEvery hour, we lose another voice.β
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To mark International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists 2025, CPJ calls for radical reform of the systems to investigate journalist killings + hold perpetrators to account after the deadliest 3 years for journalists + media workers since CPJ began keeping records. cpj.org/?p=532691
02.11.2025 16:15 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
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CPJ joined a global coalition of 29 civil society organizations calling on democratic governments to prioritize advocacy on behalf of journalists, human rights defenders + political leaders who have been imprisoned for their reporting or views.
cpj.org?p=534123
#InternationalDayofPoliticalPrisoners
Freelance photojournalist Matthew Kaplan was shot in the hip two to three times with pepper balls while covering protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 26.
The chemical irritant powder coated him and one of his cameras.
Justice denied | CPJ remembers the life and work of Samuel Wazizi, a popular pidgin news anchor and camera operator. He was arrested after reporting on allegations of government killings, and later died in government custody. cpj.org/issue/intern...
#EndImpunity #TruthNeverDies
βPreventing people from asking public questions has a chilling effectβ β @combs0294.bsky.social, a reporter for @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, who said he was removed from the media list and denied access to a DHS news conference at a federal building just outside Minneapolis on Oct. 24.
31.10.2025 21:28 β π 14 π 17 π¬ 2 π 0
Screenshot of letter to Hyattsville Immigration Court's top judge about how the requirement violated the constitution.
Hyattsville Immigration Court has lifted its ridiculous requirement for reporters to get permission from furloughed federal agents to cover hearings.
We wrote to the courtβs top judge yesterday about how the requirement violated the constitution.
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Justice denied | CPJ pays tribute to the life of JΓ‘n Kuciak, an investigative journalist who examined corruption + tax fraud. MariΓ‘n KoΔner, a business executive that Kuciak had written about, was accused by Kuciak of threatening him and was indicted but found not guilty twice. tinyurl.com/59uwtn8k
31.10.2025 13:38 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 0
CPJβs CEO @jodieginsberg.bsky.social is honored to be appointed as a new member of the Board of Visitors for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford. She will bring the JSK community insights and expertise in supporting for journalists from her leadership at CPJ.
25.10.2025 13:01 β π 8 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
CPJ renewed its call for an independent and transparent investigation into Israelβs killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, after a former senior U.S. security official said in a news report that the U.S. government downplayed evidence in her killing.
cpj.org?p=532759
π¬ From Academy Award-winning filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi + Jimmy Chin, βLove+Warβ offers a βreal, raw, and deeply humanβ (@thewrap.com) portrait of @lynseyaddario.bsky.social, a Pulitzer Prize-winning conflict photographer, as she struggles to balance the dangers of her job with her role as a mother.
28.10.2025 16:32 β π 13 π 6 π¬ 1 π 0
Bless good journalists!
05.10.2025 01:58 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
An independent media is vital for democracy. Access to information enables all people to make decisions and hold the powerful to account.
A world without journalism is a world without truth.
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#JournalismMatters
π£TODAY, 2 pm ET: RSVP to our webinar on unpaywalling FOIA-based reporting: freedom.press/unpaywalled
Feat. a star-studded panel: @wired.com's @katie-drummond.bsky.social; @404media.co's @josephcox.bsky.social; @laurenleharper.bsky.social; @caitlinvogus.bsky.social
Intro by @johncusack.bsky.social
Independent journalist Wali Khan was struck with multiple pepper balls and a foam baton round while covering protests outside the ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois, on Sept. 26.
Almost all of his protective equipment was damaged as a result.
CPJ calls on the international community to pressure Israel to immediately lift all restrictions preventing journalists from entering Gaza, after the Supreme Court granted the state an additional 30 days to respond to a petition challenging the two-year ban on entry.
cpj.org?p=531796
ICE isnβt the secret police, and the private detention centers it contracts with to hold tens of thousands of people β including journalists it arrests β shouldnβt be off-limits to FOIA requests.
Use our action center to tell your member of Congress: FOIA should apply to private facilities.
CPJ will honor Kyrgyzstanβs seasoned investigative reporter in exile, Bolot Temirov, who runs Temirov Live, Central Asiaβs most prominent anti-corruption outlet, at our International #PressFreedom Awards.
#IPFA #IPFA2025
Learn more about the awardee‡οΈ
cpj.org/awards/bolot...
Our @pressfreedomtracker.us investigates and documents press freedom violations nationwide.
If you experience or witness law enforcement violating press rights anywhere in the country during #NoKings protests, please send us tips and any available evidence to tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
Multiple journalists were assaulted while covering βNo Kingsβ protests this Saturday, primarily in and around Los Angeles. The Tracker is actively working to verify and document at least six assaults on journalists.
Multiple journalists were assaulted while covering βNo Kingsβ protests this Saturday, primarily in and around Los Angeles.
The Tracker is actively working to verify and document at least six assaults on journalists.
Your home footage may be more specialΒ than you think, the nonprofit says.
15.10.2025 18:03 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
On the eve of the 8th anniversary of the murder of Maltese investigative journalist #DaphneCaruanaGalizia, CPJ and 17 press freedom and journalistsβ organizations are calling on the Maltese authorities to set up a national action plan on media freedom and journalist safety.
cpj.org/2025/10/call...
