Press Freedom United
@pressfreedomunited.bsky.social
https://pressfreedom.ac-page.com/home
A joint effort of newsrooms, readers, journalists, editors, media executives, educators and journalism support organizations serving the public interest across the United States, and abroad.
A joint effort of newsrooms, readers, journalists, editors, media executives, educators and journalism support organizations serving the public interest across the United States, and abroad.
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Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
pressfreedom.ac-page.com
We invite the public and members of the journalism community to join this open letter calling upon elected leaders in the U.S. govt to take immediate actions to restore press access, protect public media, respect journalistic integrity and lead on global press freedom. pressfreedom.ac-page.com/home
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PEN America: President Trump’s executive order to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting "is another targeted, vindictive overreach of executive authority... (and) a clear effort to intimidate and chill speech." pen.org/press-releas...
Executive Order Targeting Public Broadcasting is an Overreach That Would Hurt Local Communities - PEN America
Executive order is targeting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting seeking to eliminate their federal funding.
pen.org
May 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
PEN America: President Trump’s executive order to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting "is another targeted, vindictive overreach of executive authority... (and) a clear effort to intimidate and chill speech." pen.org/press-releas...
(1/4) NPR and PBS provide a vital service that fosters community and unity by delivering fact-based news and educational programming that appeals to people across the political spectrum.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Taxpayer Subsidization Of Biased Media
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
May 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
(1/4) NPR and PBS provide a vital service that fosters community and unity by delivering fact-based news and educational programming that appeals to people across the political spectrum.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
We will continue accepting signatures to the open letter but the deadline to be included on the letter to every elected member of Congress and the White House is 5pm ET today.
April 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
We will continue accepting signatures to the open letter but the deadline to be included on the letter to every elected member of Congress and the White House is 5pm ET today.
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We urge Congress to reject President Trump's incoming request to rescind funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which would endanger the news ecosystem.
Read the letter we signed alongside @rsf.org and 20 other organizations: rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-a...
Read the letter we signed alongside @rsf.org and 20 other organizations: rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-a...
April 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
We urge Congress to reject President Trump's incoming request to rescind funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which would endanger the news ecosystem.
Read the letter we signed alongside @rsf.org and 20 other organizations: rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-a...
Read the letter we signed alongside @rsf.org and 20 other organizations: rsf.org/en/usa-rsf-a...
We have surpassed 1,000 signatures for the Press Freedom United open letter campaign, including representation from independent news organizations across all fifty US states. Please consider signing and sharing. bit.ly/pfu2025
April 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
We have surpassed 1,000 signatures for the Press Freedom United open letter campaign, including representation from independent news organizations across all fifty US states. Please consider signing and sharing. bit.ly/pfu2025
Please consider joining us in signing and supporting this effort to save public media, and ensure it can continue delivering non-paywalled trusted news and public service programming to communities across America, particularly those in rural and disadvantaged areas.
protectmypublicmedia.org
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Protect My Public Media
Take a stand for the local stations and programs you love.
protectmypublicmedia.org
April 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Please consider joining us in signing and supporting this effort to save public media, and ensure it can continue delivering non-paywalled trusted news and public service programming to communities across America, particularly those in rural and disadvantaged areas.
protectmypublicmedia.org
protectmypublicmedia.org
Another victory in a long fight thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Another victory in a long fight thehill.com/regulation/c...
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Trump’s shunning of newsrooms is part of a playbook designed to test the limits of the First Amendment.
We spoke to former White House correspondent @briankarem.bsky.social and U.S. Press Tracker Senior Reporter @stephaniesugars.bsky.social to learn more.
We spoke to former White House correspondent @briankarem.bsky.social and U.S. Press Tracker Senior Reporter @stephaniesugars.bsky.social to learn more.
Trump is restricting White House press access. It’s not the first time
In cherry-picking who can cover him, Trump is limiting White House access to only those willing to stoop to his demands
freedom.press
April 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Trump’s shunning of newsrooms is part of a playbook designed to test the limits of the First Amendment.
We spoke to former White House correspondent @briankarem.bsky.social and U.S. Press Tracker Senior Reporter @stephaniesugars.bsky.social to learn more.
We spoke to former White House correspondent @briankarem.bsky.social and U.S. Press Tracker Senior Reporter @stephaniesugars.bsky.social to learn more.
Thank you to @mikeorren.com for joining the @pressfreedomunited.bsky.social open letter movement
April 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Thank you to @mikeorren.com for joining the @pressfreedomunited.bsky.social open letter movement
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What do recent prior restraints on a book author in Texas and a newspaper in Mississippi have in common?
Both were entered without hearing from the author or newspaper first.
Judges must do a better job protecting the First Amendment.
Both were entered without hearing from the author or newspaper first.
Judges must do a better job protecting the First Amendment.
Free speech suffers when courts rush to impose prior restraints
Lawyers need to stop asking for orders barring speech and judges need to stop granting them.
freedom.press
April 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What do recent prior restraints on a book author in Texas and a newspaper in Mississippi have in common?
Both were entered without hearing from the author or newspaper first.
Judges must do a better job protecting the First Amendment.
Both were entered without hearing from the author or newspaper first.
Judges must do a better job protecting the First Amendment.
Rays of hope for local news.! 🦋
www.cjr.org/local_news/l...
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Why the Fight for Local Journalism Matters
From Mississippi Today to John Thornton’s legacy, rays of hope for local news.
www.cjr.org
April 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Rays of hope for local news.! 🦋
www.cjr.org/local_news/l...
www.cjr.org/local_news/l...
Thanks to @nclocal.bsky.social for signing and joining the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter movement
Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
bit.ly
April 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Thanks to @nclocal.bsky.social for signing and joining the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter movement
Thanks to @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social for signing the open letter and joining the bit.ly/pfu2025 movement
Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
bit.ly
April 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Thanks to @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social for signing the open letter and joining the bit.ly/pfu2025 movement
Thank you to @freedom.press for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter
Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Thank you to @freedom.press for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter
Thank you to @chicagopublicsquare.com for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter and encouraging over 150 followers to join!
Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Thank you to @chicagopublicsquare.com for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter and encouraging over 150 followers to join!
Thank you to @aegissafety.bsky.social for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter
Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Thank you to @aegissafety.bsky.social for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter
Thank you to @revealnews.org for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter
Press Freedom United
Press Freedom United is an organization of engaged citizens, journalists, media organizations and defenders of the First Amendment and the free press in the United States and abroad.
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Thank you to @revealnews.org for signing the bit.ly/pfu2025 open letter
Today we surpassed 500 signatures for the Press Freedom United open letter campaign. Please read and consider joining our movement, and encourage friends, family and colleagues to do the same. bit.ly/pfu2025
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Today we surpassed 500 signatures for the Press Freedom United open letter campaign. Please read and consider joining our movement, and encourage friends, family and colleagues to do the same. bit.ly/pfu2025
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Join us for an urgent discussion on the @apnews.com ban, White House press pool, and other attacks on the press by the Trump administration, featuring @briankarem.bsky.social, @stephaniesugars.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.
🗓️ April 16, 2pm ET/11am PT
freedom.press/access-denied
🗓️ April 16, 2pm ET/11am PT
freedom.press/access-denied
April 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Join us for an urgent discussion on the @apnews.com ban, White House press pool, and other attacks on the press by the Trump administration, featuring @briankarem.bsky.social, @stephaniesugars.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.
🗓️ April 16, 2pm ET/11am PT
freedom.press/access-denied
🗓️ April 16, 2pm ET/11am PT
freedom.press/access-denied
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Harvard’s pushback against the Trump administration "is a game changer," @jonfreadom.bsky.social tells @gregsargent.bsky.social. "It says to every institution that is feeling like they have to capitulate that there is something greater that they have to stand for." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Trump’s Unhinged Eruption at Harvard Actually Reveals Big MAGA Weakness
Podcast Episode · THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent · 04/16/2025 · 21m
podcasts.apple.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Harvard’s pushback against the Trump administration "is a game changer," @jonfreadom.bsky.social tells @gregsargent.bsky.social. "It says to every institution that is feeling like they have to capitulate that there is something greater that they have to stand for." podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The student paper at the college at which I teach reports a "tsunami of takedown requests" from international students terrified of being targeted for innocuous, legitimate op-eds & opinions.. Many ask in person--leave no trace in writing. Reminds me of my father's account of studying in the USSR.
April 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The student paper at the college at which I teach reports a "tsunami of takedown requests" from international students terrified of being targeted for innocuous, legitimate op-eds & opinions.. Many ask in person--leave no trace in writing. Reminds me of my father's account of studying in the USSR.
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If an anti-free speech president can shake down law firms that represent clients he doesn’t like, press freedom will suffer immeasurably, and the American public will be less informed.
theintercept.com/2025/04/09/t...
theintercept.com/2025/04/09/t...
April 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
If an anti-free speech president can shake down law firms that represent clients he doesn’t like, press freedom will suffer immeasurably, and the American public will be less informed.
theintercept.com/2025/04/09/t...
theintercept.com/2025/04/09/t...
We’ve surpassed 150 signatures to the Press Freedom United open letter, including:
- 85 total organizations
- 45 news sites
- 30 college faculty and staff, including 6 Knight chairs
- 13 journalism support organizations
Please consider joining as an individual or organization at the link in bio.
- 85 total organizations
- 45 news sites
- 30 college faculty and staff, including 6 Knight chairs
- 13 journalism support organizations
Please consider joining as an individual or organization at the link in bio.
April 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We’ve surpassed 150 signatures to the Press Freedom United open letter, including:
- 85 total organizations
- 45 news sites
- 30 college faculty and staff, including 6 Knight chairs
- 13 journalism support organizations
Please consider joining as an individual or organization at the link in bio.
- 85 total organizations
- 45 news sites
- 30 college faculty and staff, including 6 Knight chairs
- 13 journalism support organizations
Please consider joining as an individual or organization at the link in bio.
