Notices by Freedom of the Press (freedomofpress@social.freedom.press)

The economic terms of this merger make no sense for Paramount shareholders.

If Paramount’s news networks are watered down to appease the administration, the public stop tuning in and will be less informed.

Read about the lawsuit FPF attorneys filed:

https://freedom.press/issues/shareholder-lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-paramount-merger-fight-corruption/

The business of producing real news and protecting the First Amendment go hand in hand.

And Paramount clearly has no interest in either.

That’s why we just sued Paramount owner David Ellison over his corrupt deal with Trump to acquire CNN:

We just sued Paramount owner David Ellison over his corrupt deal with Trump to acquire CNN.

Read more in our press release:

https://freedom.press/issues/shareholder-lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-paramount-merger-fight-corruption/

And join us!

https://freedom.press/donate/

Tell senators to reject Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence.

Clayton subpoenaed four New York Times journalists over their reporting on the Air Force One plane Qatar gifted to President Trump.

Someone who targets reporters shouldn’t be DNI.

https://freedom.press/action/write-a-letter-opposing-jay-claytons-confirmation-as-director-of-national-intelligence/

Interrogating journalists at the border and seizing their electronic devices has no place in a county that claims to protect freedom of the press.

If this reporter was targeted because of his reporting or viewpoint, it’s an outrageous assault on the First Amendment.

https://www.rightsanddissent.org/news/journalists-devices-seized-at-u-s-border-following-iran-reporting/

FCC censorship czar Brendan Carr wants control over daytime talk shows.

Today's your last chance to use our action center to file a public comment with the FCC telling him to follow the First Amendment and back off.

https://freedom.press/action/tell-the-fcc-to-stop-retaliating-against-abc/

Tell New Jersey officials to drop criminal charges against journalists covering protests at Delaney Hall immigration detention center:

https://freedom.press/action/drop-criminal-charges-against-journalists-in-newark/

👋 Hey, fediverse!

Here's a Collection of Freedom of the Press Foundation's projects and staff members here:

https://social.freedom.press/collections/116806703114055392

#Collections

"The Supreme Court should use this opportunity to make clear that plaintiffs and prosecutors cannot commandeer the Fourth Estate to help them build their cases," FPF's Seth Stern told the Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/06/26/supreme-court-stays-order-forcing-reporter-reveal-source-or-pay-fines/

Mandating age verification "effectively hands Big Tech and the government a skeleton key to the identities of every whistleblower, dissident, and investigative reporter who uses online platforms," FPF's Caitlin Vogus and Aliya Bhatia write in The Intercept.

https://theintercept.com/2026/06/28/age-verification-privacy-surveillance-journalists-whistleblowers/

Journalists who depend on confidential sources should be alarmed that journalist Catherine Herridge has been ordered to pay $800 a day for not burning her sources.

Congress must pass a strong shield law like the PRESS Act to protect journalists.

Our statement:

https://freedom.press/issues/court-forces-reporter-to-pay-800-a-day-for-refusing-to-identify-source/

Don't let lawmakers erode transparency. California Assembly Bill 1821 would let officials delay responses to record requests, charge an hourly rate to search for and review them, and even allow government agencies to sue requesters.

Urge them to vote no.

https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/transparency-is-under-attack-in-a-late-breaking-bill/

The DOJ's decision to hide controlling federal law from a court to raid the home of WaPo's Hannah Natanson is a terrifying overreach that threatens investigative journalism.

That's why we're suing with CREW to know if the DOJ is hiding press protection from federal judges.

https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/is-doj-hiding-press-protections-to-raid-reporters-we-sue-to-find-out/

“ It is chilling in every sense of the word when you see [reporters] live on national television being chased down the street to a place where they don't have sight or sound access,” FPF's Adam Rose told The Gothamist.

https://gothamist.com/news/new-jersey-police-arrest-several-protesters-as-delaney-hall-curfew-begins

Trump administration’s proposal that millions of federal employees sign a blanket NDA is not just absurd, it’s unnecessary and dangerously secretive.

This policy would kneecap whistleblower protections, undermine the First Amendment, and wrongly inhibit the public’s right to know.

https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/trumps-government-wide-nda-seeks-to-silence-whistleblowers/

O Canada, reject this surveillance bill!

The controversial Bill C-22 has Signal and a number of major VPN providers threatening to pull out of Canada. Read all about it in our digital security newsletter, and subscribe.

https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/signal-could-leave-canada-over-metadata-bill/

When Donald Trump’s feelings are hurt, his administration abuses its power to attack media outlets.

But history shows that fighting back is a winning formula. We salute ABC for taking a stand on behalf of "The View."

Read our statement:

https://freedom.press/issues/press-groups-back-abc-in-fight-with-fcc-over-the-view-kimmel/

The FBI's probe into Atlantic magazine journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick's reporting on Director Kash Patel shows complete disregard for the First Amendment and for the FBI’s supposed mission of stopping crime.

Read our statement:

https://freedom.press/issues/fbis-atlantic-probe-shows-complete-disregard-for-first-amendment/

🔔 Tomorrow in Brooklyn: Join a conversation with @eff Executive Director Cindy Cohn and @anildash to learn about Cohn's new book, "Privacy's Defender."

📍 Brooklyn Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11238

🗓️ April 23, 6 p.m. ET

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/privacys-defender-central-library-info-20260423-0600pm#main-content

President Trump’s unconstitutional executive order aiming to punish U.S. law firms over their pro bono clients threatens an independent press.

Read about the amicus brief we signed with over 40 other media organizations and press freedom advocates.

https://theintercept.com/2026/04/02/press-freedom-defense-fund-law-firms-amicus-brief/