Notices by Freedom of the Press (freedomofpress@social.freedom.press), page 2

"Biden’s press freedom legacy may end up dominated by his laying the groundwork for Trump or a future administration to prosecute journalists for news reporting," Seth Stern writes in Lawfare.

Read more:

https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/prosecuting-journalists-complicates-biden-s-press-freedom-legacy

The DOJ scrubbed its Jan. 6 database from its website.

At the risk of being a broken record: archive the government data you care about today or you might not be able to tomorrow.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/25/politics/january-6-justice-department-database/index.html

President Trump ordered the declassification of all remaining secret JFK, MLK, and RFK assassination records.

A welcome move. But he shouldn’t stop there - he should order the declassification of ALL records older than 50 years.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declassification-of-records-concerning-the-assassinations-of-president-john-f-kenned/

President Donald Trump issued two quick blows to public health transparency this week, and the secrecy could put lives at risk.

https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/gag-order-at-health-agencies-a-looming-public-health-crisis/

Elon Musk has said all government records should be public.

DOGE will show if he means it.

https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/does-elon-musk-think-the-government-is-the-best-place-to-hide-records/

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Don't want (more) surveillance abuse?

Then keep this important privacy oversight board fully staffed — and make sure it maintains access to all the executive branch agency records it needs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/us/trump-privacy-civil-liberties-oversight-board.html

Congratulations to the ACLU, EFF and everyone else involved in this significant win for the Fourth Amendment.

https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/court-rules-warrantless-section-702-searches-violated-the-fourth-amendment

FOR SOURCES: If you are considering leaking information to the press, make sure to consider your options and protect yourself.

For more information, install Tor Browser on a trusted computer, and visit: freedom[dot]press/leak-to-press

President Biden claims to support press freedom.

But by extracting a guilty plea from Julian Assange, his administration handed Trump powerful weapons to attack the press.

He should pardon Assange to reduce the harm before time runs out.

https://freedom.press/issues/rights-orgs-demand-biden-pardon-assange/

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🚨 PSA: If you have evidence of unreported or underreported war crimes or other atrocities committed in #Russia or #Ukraine, find a news outlet that uses @securedrop and send it an anonymous, encrypted tip.

Audio, video, and documents all accepted.

🚨 ОБЩЕСТВЕННОЕ ОБЪЯВЛЕНИЕ: Если у вас есть доказательства еще незадокументированных военных преступлений или других зверств, совершенных в России или Украине, найдите новостное издание, которое использует SecureDrop, и отправьте ему анонимное зашифрованное сообщение.

Принимаются аудио, видеофайлы и документы.

🚨 PSA: якщо у вас є докази нерозказаних воєнних злочинів або воєнних злочинів, статистика яких може бути занижена, скоєних на території Росії чи України, знайдіть інформаційне агентство, яке використовує @securedrop, і надішліть йому анонімну зашифровану рекомендацію.

Приймаються аудіо, відео та документи.

🚨 PSA: If you have evidence of unreported or underreported war crimes or other atrocities committed in #Sudan or #SouthSudan, find a news outlet that uses SecureDrop and send it an anonymous, encrypted tip.

Audio, video, and documents all accepted.

The CIA declassified records on its spying campaign targeting Latino civil rights leaders.

But the FBI is still stonewalling and keeping its role hidden.

Read more about this and secrecy news stories in our latest newsletter.

https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/join-live-fpf-new-yorker-discussion-on-haditha-massacre-reporting/

When emailing potential sources at their workplace, what risks do they face from workplace surveillance?

We explain what can go wrong.

https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/leaking-clock-what-your-sources-need-know/

More House speakership drama means C-SPAN gets control of its cameras again, and the public can see lawmakers in action.

The House should make this transparency permanent.

We explained in 2023 that it's "un-American for politicians to control news cameras."

https://freedom.press/issues/return-cameras-to-c-span-control-and-restore-transparency/