with a hugely consequentl defeat for secretary of defense Pete Hegseth. We cover this a bunch on the show when it happened. But back in October, Pete Hegseth put some what I would call Kremlin-esque press policies in place at the Pentagon.I mean, he basically put a policy in place that said the Pentagon could revoke the credentials of any journalist who solicited information that the department did not explicitly authorize for release, even if that information was unclassified. And listen, I dealt with repo ...

Fears for press freedom as billionaire takes control of East Africa's largest media house https://t.co/on9r7rX3nv ...

The Washington Post reports the decision is in response to photos taken of a secretary of defense Pete Hegseth during the first briefing held on March THE SECRETARY'S AIDES WERE REPORTEDLY UNHAPPY WITH WHAT THEY FELT WERE UNFLATTERING PICTURES CIRCULATED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHERS. IN THE TWO BRIEFINGS SINCE THEN, ON MARCH 4TH AND THE PENTAGON DEFENDED THE DECISION SAYING IT WOULD RELEASE OFFICIAL PHOTOS TAKEN BY DEFENSE DEPARTMENT STAFF THAT CAN BE USED. THE WHITE HOUSE DECLINED TO comment.This comes just months ...

Global press freedom measures that rank India below many African autocracies can feel incongruous. But the state is making it ever harder for journalists to scrutinise the rich and powerful https://t.co/KhfS5ndpA4 ...

New tonight, independent journalists Don Lemo and Georgia Fordave filed a joint motion to obtain the grand jury transcripts from the proceedings that led to their indictment on federal civil rights charges for covering that ICE protest, you guys remember that, at a St. Paul church service last month. This comes just hours after Lemon pleaded not guilty to those charges in court.MS Now has learned that Lemon's phone was seized during his arrest and is still in DHS custody more than two weeks later. Here's Do ...

Populists typically demonise their critics and seek to limit press freedom. This makes it easier for them to abuse power—and grow rich from it https://t.co/ANY30AH94p ...

Democratic countries usually stop short of jailing or killing reporters. Increasingly, however, they are adopting autocratic tactics to limit press freedom https://t.co/V9leU3nIkp ...

The greatest decline in press freedom is occurring not in dictatorships, where proper journalism has long been almost impossible, but in places that still purport to be democratic https://t.co/V9leU3nIkp ...

RT Brandi Kruse (@BrandiKruse)After 15 years covering the Washington State Legislature, I was just denied a press pass. Why? Because I have taken the public position that girls should not be forced to compete against boys.I am one of the longest-serving political reporters in the state. I have never acted unprofessionally at the statehouse. I ask serious, well-informed questions and provide coverage for many Washingtonians who feel unrepresented in mainstream news coverage.To make matters worse, legacy medi ...

OF THE MINAPOLIS CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS. SHE ALSO WAS RELEASED HERE THIS EVENING IN WHICH SHE SAID DOCUMENTING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS NOT A CRIME. I THINK WE ALSO HAVE SOUND FROM HER DAUGHTER IN THE HEAD OF THE MINNEAPOLIS NAACP take a listen.She is not a protester, she is not an activist, she is a mom working to provide for her children through the only way she knows how. Documenting and sharing stories of the community and truth of what's happening here e ...