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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U.S. journalist safety kit - Committee to Protect Journalists
Journalists and media workers reporting across the United States have faced increasing threats to their safety and profession over the past several years, including retaliatory violence, lawsuits, and...
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The risk is real and the work is vital in Minneapolis and other places across the U.S. #Journalists must prepare to report freely and safely. #SafetyFirst 👇👇👇
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"They left the building. Not the truth."
A powerful new documentary, 80 Angry Journalists, shows how Hungary’s once-independent news outlet Index was taken over, and how reporters resigned together rather than submit to political pressure.
Trailer⤵️
A powerful new documentary, 80 Angry Journalists, shows how Hungary’s once-independent news outlet Index was taken over, and how reporters resigned together rather than submit to political pressure.
Trailer⤵️
80 Angry Journalists | Early International Festival Teaser
In 2020, Hungary’s largest independent newsroom, Index.hu, collapsed under growing political pressure. In a historic act of protest, more than 80 journalists…
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January 28, 2026 at 10:08 AM
"They left the building. Not the truth."
A powerful new documentary, 80 Angry Journalists, shows how Hungary’s once-independent news outlet Index was taken over, and how reporters resigned together rather than submit to political pressure.
Trailer⤵️
A powerful new documentary, 80 Angry Journalists, shows how Hungary’s once-independent news outlet Index was taken over, and how reporters resigned together rather than submit to political pressure.
Trailer⤵️
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Friend and colleague @juliorvarela.com talks to independent reporter @nickvalencianews.bsky.social about his harrowing experiences as one of the first reporters on the scene following Alex Pretti's murder by ICE agents.
Gut wrenching.
Read it at Pressing Issues:
Gut wrenching.
Read it at Pressing Issues:
Nick Valencia on What He Saw in Minneapolis and His ‘Unfiltered, Unbought and Unafraid’ Journalism
‘I recognize what trauma looks like in the eyes of another.’
pressingissues.org
January 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Friend and colleague @juliorvarela.com talks to independent reporter @nickvalencianews.bsky.social about his harrowing experiences as one of the first reporters on the scene following Alex Pretti's murder by ICE agents.
Gut wrenching.
Read it at Pressing Issues:
Gut wrenching.
Read it at Pressing Issues:
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False Posts and Altered Images Distort Views of Minnesota Shooting
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/u...
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False Posts and Altered Images Distort Views of Minnesota Shooting
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January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
False Posts and Altered Images Distort Views of Minnesota Shooting
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The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
Trump's use of AI images pushes new boundaries, further eroding public trust, experts say
The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The Trump administration has not shied away from sharing AI-generated imagery online, embracing cartoonlike visuals and memes and promoting them on official White House channels.
The risk is real and the work is vital in Minneapolis and other places across the U.S. #Journalists must prepare to report freely and safely. #SafetyFirst 👇👇👇
cpj.org/2024/04/u-s-...
cpj.org/2024/04/u-s-...
U.S. journalist safety kit - Committee to Protect Journalists
Journalists and media workers reporting across the United States have faced increasing threats to their safety and profession over the past several years, including retaliatory violence, lawsuits, and...
cpj.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:02 PM
The risk is real and the work is vital in Minneapolis and other places across the U.S. #Journalists must prepare to report freely and safely. #SafetyFirst 👇👇👇
cpj.org/2024/04/u-s-...
cpj.org/2024/04/u-s-...
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CPJ calls on the Israeli authorities to immediately allow foreign journalists to freely enter and report from Gaza safely, and to end all restrictions on foreign media broadcasters operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Read more ⤵️
CPJ calls on Israel to lift ban on foreign journalists and stop targeting broadcasters - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, January 26, 2026—As Israel’s Supreme Court considers petitions on Monday challenging the ban on foreign journalists entering Gaza, the Israeli government has simultaneously doubled down...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
CPJ calls on the Israeli authorities to immediately allow foreign journalists to freely enter and report from Gaza safely, and to end all restrictions on foreign media broadcasters operating in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. Read more ⤵️
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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 👇
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🔴 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
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#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. 👇
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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.
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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.
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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...