Jodie Ginsberg

📣 The U.S. government can’t control media content. 📺

Today, CPJ and @rsf.org are on site in Washington D.C. ahead of the Federal Communications Commission open commission meeting to call on Chair Brendan Carr to take politics out of the FCC.

"It’s so important to have a free press, and it’s nuts we aren’t paying more attention to it."
We @pressfreedom.bsky.social agree. Thank you Jimmy Kimmel.

It’s literally the job of columnists to have opinions. Sacking them for expressing their views not only chills the individual’s speech but free speech in general.

At least 4 Gazan journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 25, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns the Israeli strikes that killed four journalists in Nasser hospital in southern Gaza and calls for the international community t...

Our statement on Israel's killing of more journalists in #Gaza. "Israel’s killing of journalists continues while the world watches and fails to act firmly on the most horrific attacks the press has faced in recent history,” said CPJ’s Sara Qudah. “These murders must end now.”
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Democrats Demand U.S. Action Over Israel 'Targeting' Journalists In Gaza "It appears Israel is publicly admitting to targeting and killing journalists who have shown the world the scale of suffering in Gaza," 17 Senate Democrats wrote in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State...

US senators have written to Secretary of State Marco Rubio following last week's assassination of six journalists by Israel: “The absence of US government support for accountability efforts serves to undermines U.S. moral leadership and credibility.”
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Guatemala’s Zamora detained 3 years; groups demand his release - Committee to Protect Journalists July 29, 2025, marks 1,095 days since the beginning of the arbitrary detention of journalist Jose Rubén Zamora, founder of elPeriódico and one of the most prominent voices in journalism in Guatemala a...

Thinking of the remarkable journalist and editor Jose Rubén Zamora today on his 69th birthday, which he is unjustly spending behind bars for yet another year. We continue to demand his release.

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Britain’s shameful inaction on Jimmy Lai could cost him his life As his health deteriorates in a Hong Kong jail, the businessman’s detention is now a test of Keir Starmer’s seriousness about human rights – and the government’s willingness to defend its citizens and...

As his health deteriorates in a Hong Kong jail, Jimmy Lai’s detention is now a test of Keir Starmer’s seriousness about human rights – and the government’s willingness to defend its citizens and values abroad.

www.independent.co.uk/voices/jimmy...

Caoilfhionn Gallagher and Jodie Ginsberg: Why Ireland must lead the way in protecting Gaza’s journalists Three years ago, just weeks after an Israeli soldier shot and killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, the Taoiseach made clear Ireland’s unequivocal commitment to upholding press freedom and t...

In @independent.ie, @jodieginsberg.bsky.social & I argue the deliberate, systematic targeting of #Gaza’s journalists is not only an assault on individuals; it is an attack on truth & human rights.

Ireland must do more, urgently, to protect Gaza’s journalists.

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Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas Treating the media as a battlefield, a secretive intelligence squad scoured Gaza for material to bolster Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian r...

NEW: The Israeli army unit tasked with linking Gaza journalists to Hamas

The 'Legitimization Cell' scoured Gaza for material to boost Israeli hasbara — including questionable claims that would justify the killing of Palestinian reporters.

By Yuval Abraham

www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-...

In Gaza, Journalism Is a Death Sentence “That is a war crime.”

So much of what we know about starvation in Gaza is because of reporting by Anas Al-Sharif. Israel targeted and killed him and his entire crew while they were in a press tent outside a hospital. I spoke with @jodieginsberg.bsky.social, head of the CPJ @pressfreedom.bsky.social for @slate.com.

Israel is wiping out Gaza’s journalists – and it’s no longer even hiding it | Jodi Ginsberg The laws of war are clear: journalists are civilians. To target them deliberately in war is to commit a war crime

Israel is murdering Gaza's journalists - and it's no longer even hiding it.

Me for @theguardian.com (they went with a different headline...).

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Palestinian reporters killed, international reporters banned – Israel’s other Gaza war is over narrative Members of press and influencers covering devastation are being silenced despite protection under international law

The prevention of international access, the killings of journalists, the targeting of media facilities, the punishment of outlets like Haaretz are part of a deliberate strategy to conceal what is happening in Gaza.

Me on the latest journalist killings by Israel.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled by Israel’s killing in Gaza on Sunday of five Al Jazeera staff — correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh and camer...

Our statement on the targeted killing of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and colleagues: Israel is murdering the messengers.

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Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

Israel just targeted and killed an entire news crew. This is not "just what happens" to reporters in war. Israel has killed more journalists in the 22 months since October 7 '23 than were killed WORLDWIDE in the 3 years between '20 and '22.
This is murdering the messenger.
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Devastated to hear of the killing by Israel of Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif. This is the latest killing of a journalist whom Israel alleges to be a terrorist without providing any credible proof.

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Gaza is starving. So are its journalists | Jodie Ginsberg A desperate situation has become catastrophic. If we do not act now, there will be no one left to tell anyone’s story

I have been a reporter for 25 years. I know the risks reporting in war zones. This is not that situation. This is systematic silencing by Israel.

If we do not act now, there will be no one left in Gaza to tell anyone’s story.

Me today for @theguardian.com

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CPJ calls for Anas Al-Sharif’s protection in face of Israeli smears - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, July 24, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely worried about the safety of Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, who is being targeted by an Israeli military ...

The Committee to Protect Journalists is gravely worried about the safety of Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, who is being targeted by an Israeli military smear campaign, which he believes is a precursor to his assassination.

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Mzia and Mario: a tale of two Georgias Georgia has been on my mind a lot lately: Georgia, the country and Georgia, the U.S.

I wrote about the uncomfortable press freedom parallels between Georgia, the country, and Georgia, the state.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/mzia-m...

I spoke to Charles Sennott, founder of The GroundTruth Project and Report for America, about the threats facing the media in the United States - and how each individual attack might not feel worrying but when you add them together "what you've got is a juggernaut that's right in front of you."

Gaza is starving. Our colleagues trying to report what's happening there are starving. My colleague Sara Qudah wrote this on their plight over a month ago. The situation has only worsened.

www.politico.eu/article/war-...

Paramount reaches $16M settlement with Trump over ‘60 Minutes’ interview - Committee to Protect Journalists Atlanta, July 2, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Paramount Global’s $16 million settlement with U.S. President Donald Trump reached on Tuesday, with deep concern that such a concess...

Yes. Which is why we condemned Paramount's decision to settle in the CBS case. cpj.org/2025/07/para...

Trump files libel lawsuit over Wall Street Journal report on Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday letters | CNN Politics President Donald Trump filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of the Wall Street Journal and reporters who wrote a story about a collection of letters gifted to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birth...

The number and size of lawsuits being issued against the media by the President is unprecedented and a clear attempt to undermine free speech protections ingrained in the Constitution. Press freedom is crucial for the public's right to know - and it's being strangled.

www.cnn.com/2025/07/18/p...

US Senate passes aid and public broadcasting cuts in victory for Trump Members vote 51 to 48 in favour of president’s request to slash $9bn in spending already approved by Congress

This is a travesty for local media in the United States on which so many people still rely.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Foreign journalists in the U.S. are self-censoring to protect themselves from the Trump administration - Poynter Non-citizen journalists working in the U.S. report wiping their social media accounts, canceling travel plans and pulling bylines.

Foreign journalists in the U.S. are self-censoring to protect themselves from the Trump administration

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“Mzia, in your darkest moment we stand with you and we will not let go until you are free,” said CPJ’s @gypsyrights.bsky.social outside Women’s Prison where Mzia Amaglobeli is held.

Reps from @globalfreemedia.bsky.social, @rsf.org & @pressfreedom.bsky.social visited prison site in act of solidarity

I wrote for the @inquirer.com about attacks on the press in the US - and why capitulation may seem to bring short term protection - but ultimately ends up laying the ground for more profound erosion of our ability to speak freely and, crucially, receive information.

CPJ condemns the decision by ICE not to comply with a federal immigration judge order that granted bail to journalist Mario Guevara, who was originally arrested on First Amendment-related charges. Those charges were dropped on June 25. CPJ calls for Guevara’s immediate release. cpj.org?p=494636

Trump called the press ‘the enemy of the people’. Now it’s time to defend ourselves | Jodie Ginsberg The one-time defiance and solidarity of publications across the political aisle is strained as outlets cave to Trump’s threats

Back in February, I wrote that "if vital media institutions are to survive this administration, it will be because essential media...stand up clearly and unequivocally for the right to report the news. After all, challenging the bullies is part of the job."

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CPJ urges Paramount’s Shari Redstone to reconsider CBS lawsuit settlement - Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed serious concern about the potential implications of a settlement in the lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump and U.S. House Rep. Ronny Jacks...

CPJ @pressfreedom.bsky.social had urged Paramount chair Shari Redstone to reconsider settling. We warned it would set a “precedent
that would signal to the current administration-as well as any future administration-that it can interfere with or influence editorial decisions”
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Paramount to Pay Trump $16 Million to Settle ‘60 Minutes’ Lawsuit

This is a major blow for press freedom in the United States - a major news outlet caving to groundless threats from the President over coverage www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/b...