Gypsy Guillén Kaiser
@gypsyrights.bsky.social
Chief Global Affairs Officer at Committee to Protect Journalists -
@pressfreedom.bsky.social | Dominican born, New York bred; lover of freedoms & strategizing for good. Views personal.
@pressfreedom.bsky.social | Dominican born, New York bred; lover of freedoms & strategizing for good. Views personal.
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💬Journalists covering protests: Use CPJ's WhatApp chatbot to access all of our physical, digital, and psychosocial #JournalistSafety resources.
📲 Add CPJ’s chatbot using the number +1 206-590-6191, text the number “Hello” and select “protest safety resources.”
📲 Add CPJ’s chatbot using the number +1 206-590-6191, text the number “Hello” and select “protest safety resources.”
January 25, 2026 at 6:01 PM
💬Journalists covering protests: Use CPJ's WhatApp chatbot to access all of our physical, digital, and psychosocial #JournalistSafety resources.
📲 Add CPJ’s chatbot using the number +1 206-590-6191, text the number “Hello” and select “protest safety resources.”
📲 Add CPJ’s chatbot using the number +1 206-590-6191, text the number “Hello” and select “protest safety resources.”
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🪧 Journalists covering protests: Do you need safety advice or emergency assistance?
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
cpj.org/resources-fo...
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
cpj.org/resources-fo...
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🪧 Journalists covering protests: Do you need safety advice or emergency assistance?
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
cpj.org/resources-fo...
🔴 Contact us at emergencies@cpj.org.
🔴 Read more about safely covering protests 👇
cpj.org/resources-fo...
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I wrote about Iran's protests for @theatlantic.com: how AI manipulation and the suspicion of it is being weaponised to dismiss real footage of protests.
This piece draws on work from my stellar team at WITNESS and years of studying information controls in Iran and beyond.
This piece draws on work from my stellar team at WITNESS and years of studying information controls in Iran and beyond.
Doubt has become a weapon in Iran as AI manipulation—and the very suspicion of it—serves those who have the most to hide, Mahsa Alimardani argues:
How Doubt Became a Weapon in Iran
AI manipulation, and the very suspicion of it, serves those who have the most to hide.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I wrote about Iran's protests for @theatlantic.com: how AI manipulation and the suspicion of it is being weaponised to dismiss real footage of protests.
This piece draws on work from my stellar team at WITNESS and years of studying information controls in Iran and beyond.
This piece draws on work from my stellar team at WITNESS and years of studying information controls in Iran and beyond.
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Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Newly unsealed evidence makes it even clearer that Rubio and Noem knew they were targeting students based solely on their political speech and that they knew this policy was unconstitutional. They just didn’t care. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/u...
Journalism requires being there, bearing witness, documenting facts, interviewing people. It's not a remote, AI or social media exercise. It's real and alive to human experience and contextualizing with facts and nuance. A plurality of news sources is healthy for democracy. #PressFreedom.
CNN: "A federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department’s attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters who breached a Minnesota church over the weekend" www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
Judge rejects Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against Don Lemon | CNN Politics
A federal magistrate judge rejected the Justice Department’s initial attempt to bring charges against journalist Don Lemon for appearing alongside protesters who breached a Minnesota church over the w...
www.cnn.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Journalism requires being there, bearing witness, documenting facts, interviewing people. It's not a remote, AI or social media exercise. It's real and alive to human experience and contextualizing with facts and nuance. A plurality of news sources is healthy for democracy. #PressFreedom.
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🚨 CPJ condemns the harsh 12-18 year prison sentence handed down to Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio after she was found guilty of financing terrorism. We call on authorities to immediately free her and stop targeting journalists.
Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
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#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
January 22, 2026 at 2:39 PM
🚨 CPJ condemns the harsh 12-18 year prison sentence handed down to Philippine journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio after she was found guilty of financing terrorism. We call on authorities to immediately free her and stop targeting journalists.
Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
#FreeFrenchieMaeCumpio
Extraordinary reporting. #PressFreedom #ThisIsJournalism 👇
Musk’s participation in the bikini trend opened the floodgates. Grok went from making 300k images a week to 4.4 million. Read more from me, @dylanfreedman.nytimes.com and @stuartathompson.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
January 22, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Extraordinary reporting. #PressFreedom #ThisIsJournalism 👇
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Ahead of a hearing by Israel’s Supreme Court on Jan. 26, CPJ called on dozens of governments to support independent, unimpeded media access to Gaza. The 29 governments that previously expressed support to end the media ban are all members of the #MediaFreedomCoalition. Read more: cpj.org?p=555640
January 22, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Ahead of a hearing by Israel’s Supreme Court on Jan. 26, CPJ called on dozens of governments to support independent, unimpeded media access to Gaza. The 29 governments that previously expressed support to end the media ban are all members of the #MediaFreedomCoalition. Read more: cpj.org?p=555640
I often post about two things: the value of a free press and the persecution of journalists. Today’s annual report by @pressfreedom.bsky.social shows that journalists are being consistently imprisoned for their work. It’s a high price to keep us informed. We must #FreeThePress. 👇👇👇
CPJ documented a total of 330 journalists behind bars globally in connection with their work on December 1, 2025. Five journalists who were released in recent years spoke with CPJ about the horror they experienced behind bars.
Learn more in CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus: cpj.org?p=553128
Learn more in CPJ’s #2025PrisonCensus: cpj.org?p=553128
January 22, 2026 at 4:48 AM
I often post about two things: the value of a free press and the persecution of journalists. Today’s annual report by @pressfreedom.bsky.social shows that journalists are being consistently imprisoned for their work. It’s a high price to keep us informed. We must #FreeThePress. 👇👇👇
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A new investigation by CPJ, @rsf.org and @freepressunlimited.bsky.social — unified under the A Safer World for the Truth coalition — has uncovered new evidence in the killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, exposing police misconduct, political inaction, and years of impunity.
cpj.org?p=555332
cpj.org?p=555332
January 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM
A new investigation by CPJ, @rsf.org and @freepressunlimited.bsky.social — unified under the A Safer World for the Truth coalition — has uncovered new evidence in the killing of Pakistani journalist Shan Dahar, exposing police misconduct, political inaction, and years of impunity.
cpj.org?p=555332
cpj.org?p=555332
News, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
Emboldened by the U.S. ouster of a Venezuelan strongman, the Trump administration is seeking Cuban government insiders who can help cut a deal to push out the Communist regime by year's end.
Exclusive | The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year
After ousting Venezuela’s leader, the Trump administration is hunting for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule.
on.wsj.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM
News, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
Facts, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
This video filmed by Ben Luhmann shows the moment a federal agent sprayed chemical irritants directly into a man's face in south Minneapolis.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
Three agents already had the man pinned to the ground when a fourth agent walked up and sprayed the irritants.
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Facts, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
The backstory behind this terrifying, heartbreaking arrest, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism. 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
January 21, 2026 at 5:50 AM
The backstory behind this terrifying, heartbreaking arrest, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism. 👇
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...
Probing, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇
EXCLUSIVE: As Trump talked about taking Greenland, two of his former employees gained a foothold in the Arctic island. They hold shares in GreenMet, which signed a deal with a company ready to mine critical minerals in Greenland.
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As Trump Talked About Taking Greenland, Former Employees Gained a Foothold in the Arctic Island
Two men who worked with the Trump Organization hold shares in GreenMet, which signed a deal with a company ready to mine critical minerals in Greenland.
www.occrp.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Probing, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇
The facts, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
January 21, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The facts, courtesy of the free press. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
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Today's Reliable Sources lead: One year since Trump's second inauguration, writers and activists are drawing attention to the authoritarian climate in the US, including the impacts on news media and culture. cnn.it/4r4owQx
One year since President Trump's second inauguration, writers and activists are drawing attention to the authoritarian climate in the US, including the impacts on news media and culture.
cnn.it
January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Today's Reliable Sources lead: One year since Trump's second inauguration, writers and activists are drawing attention to the authoritarian climate in the US, including the impacts on news media and culture. cnn.it/4r4owQx
"Democracy, multilateralism and accountability once defined the postwar order. These words are increasingly dismissed as elitist, woke or dead.[The Q is if] we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option." I www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | I’m the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I’d Never Have to Write.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:18 AM
"Democracy, multilateralism and accountability once defined the postwar order. These words are increasingly dismissed as elitist, woke or dead.[The Q is if] we want to live in a world where democracy is recast as weakness, truth as opinion and justice as an option." I www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | In Minneapolis, I Glimpsed a Civil War
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:56 PM
I went to Minneapolis last week. What I saw was horrifying and inspiring in equal measure. Gift link to my latest column: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
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“If there’s one thing to take away from this, anytime you go out, please do a risk assessment, even if it’s just a five-minute chat with your editor.” — Lucy Westcott, CPJ’s chief emergencies officer
More on journalist safety amid US federal crackdowns👇
More on journalist safety amid US federal crackdowns👇
U.S. journalists face war-zone conditions at home - Editor and Publisher
Covering immigration enforcement in the U.S. is no longer just a beat — for many journalists, it has become a physical safety risk once associated with foreign war zones. As federal crackdowns…
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January 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“If there’s one thing to take away from this, anytime you go out, please do a risk assessment, even if it’s just a five-minute chat with your editor.” — Lucy Westcott, CPJ’s chief emergencies officer
More on journalist safety amid US federal crackdowns👇
More on journalist safety amid US federal crackdowns👇
Lessons in power as a reality check for looking at our world. 👇
“Spheres of influence” are trending these days. Here are my thoughts on how you should think about them. foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/19/s...
What Spheres of Influence Are—and Aren’t
One of the most misunderstood concepts of international politics is back with a force.
foreignpolicy.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Lessons in power as a reality check for looking at our world. 👇
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Bari Weiss’s embrace of a press free from élite bias—what she might call woke politics—has taken her to the top of the media establishment. It has also aligned her with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
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Inside Bari Weiss’s Hostile Takeover of CBS News
The network’s new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Bari Weiss’s embrace of a press free from élite bias—what she might call woke politics—has taken her to the top of the media establishment. It has also aligned her with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AwAwXX
newyorkermag.visitlink.me/AwAwXX
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From Syrian war crimes to 19th-century slavery, reporters can turn archival research into powerful stories. Persistence, methodology, and collaboration bring hidden truths to light.
Learn more:
Learn more:
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Muckraking the Past: Using Archives to Seek Accountability
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January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
From Syrian war crimes to 19th-century slavery, reporters can turn archival research into powerful stories. Persistence, methodology, and collaboration bring hidden truths to light.
Learn more:
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Europe Is Stronger Than Its Leaders Think
My latest for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social to counter the dominant narrative of a weak EU doomed to fail
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My latest for @projectsyndicate.bsky.social to counter the dominant narrative of a weak EU doomed to fail
prosyn.org/nsSlUOT
Europe Is Stronger Than Its Leaders Think
Alberto Alemanno warns policymakers against panic-driven reforms that threaten to undo hard-won gains.
prosyn.org
January 18, 2026 at 10:07 PM
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Reality in the U.S.. We must look it in the face. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
Today in St. Paul: A house is raided by ICE agents and other law enforcement officers in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis
January 18, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Reality in the U.S.. We must look it in the face. #ThisIsJournalism 👇👇👇
"The career trajectory of Mr. Ross from the National Guard to the Border Patrol, and finally to a tactical ICE unit, mirrors a broader, post-9/11 project: the steady militarization of the border and the agencies that police it."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Agent Who Shot Renee Good Was Trained to Track and Apprehend Fugitives
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The career trajectory of Mr. Ross from the National Guard to the Border Patrol, and finally to a tactical ICE unit, mirrors a broader, post-9/11 project: the steady militarization of the border and the agencies that police it."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...