@mfatta7.bsky.social
Director of Communications at Committee to Protect Journalists
Stanley Milgram would like to have a word with universities and law firms that are cowering in advance to the autocrat
06.04.2025 21:02 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0We love some good news π #pressfreedom #mississippi
05.04.2025 21:50 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Obama encourages universities to use their endowments instead of cowering to the authoritarian assault on higher education
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"CPJ is glad to see that ex-Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant's lawsuit against nonprofit news outlet Mississippi Today was dismissed. We hope that this case serves as a deterrent to those who would seek to sue outlets into silence." β Katherine Jacobsen, US, Canada & Caribbean Program Coordinator
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CPJ has submitted three amicus briefs together with @rcfp.org in support of @radiofreeeurope.bsky.social and @voanews.com.web.brid.gy. We assert that shuttering them destroys their editorial independence, thereby putting their journalists at grave risk.
cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
π·: AFP/Michal Cizek
Cuts to Voice of America, RFE and others pose a significant risk to journalists working for these outlets here and around the world, as our amicus briefs with partners show.
Read more: cpj.org/2025/04/cpj-...
Authoritarianism rears its head in America when students and faculty of one of the countryβs most reputable j-schools feel they need to think twice before attending a class or an event.
Sobering statement from @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
