In the face of repeated attacks on press freedom, RCFP stepped up time and again to defend journalists and the public’s right ...

Today, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced the recipients of the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards, hosted this year by Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and the former anchor ...

This story is part of Know Your News — a Granite State News Collaborative and NENPA Press Freedom Committee initiative on why the First Amendment, press freedom and local news matter. The U.S. and New ...

The University of Alabama said its decision to shutter two student-led magazines was based on a Trump administration memo on ...

After the Constitution was ratified in June of 1788, George Washington and James Madison urged the members of Congress to ...

This review is part of a preview of the winter 2026 issue of Academe. The issue will be released in full in February.

The article is here; the Introduction: From the earliest days of our nation, there was a shared sense that freedom of the press was an essential precondition for life in a newly liberated country.

In addition to guaranteeing freedom of speech and religion, the First Amendment prohibits government action "abridging freedom... of the press." As President Ronald Reagan declared, "There is no more ...

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech and freedom of the press. A free press is often seen as a hallmark of a healthy democracy. At its best, it informs citizens on ...

Freedom of the press is one of the fundamental canons of democracy. It is based on the irrefutable right to collect information, circulate it and submit it to analysis. In the United States, this ...

A host of press freedom and civil rights organizations are warning the Department of Homeland Security that federal officers “may have violated the First Amendment rights” of journalists covering ...