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#pressfreedom

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Press Coalition Challenges Trump’s #ExecutiveOrder Threatening #PressFreedom and Legal Representation
Sixty-one #media organizations and press freedom advocates filed an amicus brief warning of the chilling effect on #FirstAmendment rights today urging the court to strike down an executive order that imposed sanctions on the #PerkinsCoie law firm for representing President Donald Trump’s political opponents and enforcing the #VotingRightsAct.
theintercept.com/2025/04/09/tr

The Intercept · Press Coalition Challenges Trump’s Executive Order Threatening Press Freedom and Legal RepresentationBy The Intercept
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David on Formosa

📻 NGOs supporting human rights in China have signed an open letter in support of Radio Free Asia

"RFA serves as a critical source of information on the situation in the PRC and is an effective counter to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) aggression and malign influence in the Indo-Pacific region."

nchrd.org/2025/04/joint-statem

www.nchrd.orgJoint Statement in Support of Radio Free Asia | Chinese Human Rights Defenders
#China#HumanRights#VoiceofAmerica
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News Image

An #AI generated text and image from yesterday's news:

A U.S. district judge has reinstated the Associated Press's access to cover presidential events, reinforcing First Amendment protections for press freedom. This ruling addresses prior restrictions by the previous administration, emphasizing the importance of transparency and the critical role of journalism in democracy.

In a recent ruling, a U.S. district judge has reinstated the Associated Press's access to cover presidential events. This decision is significant as it emphasizes the importance of the First Amendment, which protects freedom of the press. The judge found that the previous administration had improperly limited the news agency's ability to report on important events, highlighting the need for transparency and open communication in government. This ruling reinforces the idea that journalism plays a critical role in democracy, allowing the media to inform the public without undue restrictions. It’s a win for press freedom and a reminder of the essential role that journalists play in keeping society informed.
#PressFreedom#FirstAmendment#Journalism
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Steve Thompson PhD

Venezuela's Maduro signs economic emergency decree

reuters.com/world/americas/ven

Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday he had signed an economic emergency decree, pending national assembly approval.

The leader stated during a televised conference that the decree aims to preserve the country's economic balance in the face of tariffs and the cancellation of licenses.

#Venezuela#Maduro#Trump
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kriykat

X Made Me Dark
consortiumnews.com/2025/04/06/
And Grok sheds light on the mysterious suspension from X of Consortium News’ CN Live! Executive Producer Cathy Vogan, one of more than 5 million accounts suspended by X in the first half of 2024. By Cathy Vogan in Conversation…
#Politics #AdvancedTechnologies #Analysis #Australia #Commentary #FreeSpeech #PressFreedom #SocialMedia #CaitlinJohnstone #CathyVogan #ElonMusk #Grok #MaryKostakidis #MikeBenz #PhilipK.Dick #X.com

Consortium News · X Made Me DarkAnd Grok sheds light on the mysterious suspension from X of Consortium News' CN Live! Executive Producer Cathy Vogan, as more than 5 million accounts were suspended by X in the first half of 2024. By Cathy Vogan in Conversation With Grok Special to Consortium News I have received no infor
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Global Threads

🇹🇷 TURKEY
🔴 Journalist Arrests Spark Democracy Fears

🔸 AFP’s Yasin Akgul arrested after covering protests over Erdogan rival Imamoglu’s jailing.
🔸Akgul: The aim of the arrests is to send a message to journalists — “don’t film, don’t speak, don’t publish.”
🔸 7 journalists detained; 2,000 protest-related arrests since March 19.
🔸 BBC’s Mark Lowen deported; legal crackdown extends even to lawyers.

Yasin Akgul
Yasin Akgul / AFP
#Turkey#PressFreedom#Journalism
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"Signalgate is an embarrassing exercise in ‘Mother, may I?’ journalism, revealing how the government’s convoluted system of secrecy has confused the press about what it can or should publish. The real victim here is the public.

No one involved in the Signal text affair comes out looking good. Not Trump’s top national security officials discussing an imminent U.S. military strike on a public app, outside of the secure channels that taxpayers shelled out billions to set up.

Not the rest of the government (including Congress) that can’t seem to explain or even understand the basic rules of the secrecy regime it put in place and is supposed to oversee.

Not Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg, who explicitly waited for President Trump’s permission to report on the texts, even though the attack on the Houthis had already taken place over a week prior.

And not the news media overall that showered Goldberg with praise for deferring to the government while propagating the falsehood that publishing what the government deems “classified” is illegal.

This is how our democracy dies: in deference.

Goldberg has said he decided not to publish the actual text messages he received until Trump and his flunkies claimed they weren’t “classified.” In basing his decision on the government’s stamp of approval rather than on clear public interest, Goldberg smells more like a bureaucrat than a journalist."

kenklippenstein.com/p/signalga

Ken Klippenstein · Signalgate’s “Classified” Texts Stump MediaBy Ken Klippenstein
#USA#Signalgate#Trump
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined. It is, quite simply, the worst ever conflict for reporters."

watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/pa

The Costs of WarNews Graveyards: How Dangers to War Reporters Endanger the World | Costs of WarThe Costs of War Project is a team of 35 scholars, legal experts, human rights practitioners, and physicians, which began its work in 2011. We use research and a public website to facilitate debate about the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.
#Israel#Palestine#Gaza
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kriykat

Australian Zionist Federation Files Complaint in Federal Court Against Journalist for Her Reporting on Gaza
consortiumnews.com/2025/04/01/
The Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a formal complaint against journalist Mary Kostakidis in Australian federal court after accusing her of anti-semitism for her reporting on X. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Prominent journalist Mary Kostakidis is…
#Politics #Analysis #InternationalCourtOfJustice(icj) #InternationalcriminalCourt(icc) #Israel #Lebanon #Legal #Media #Palestine #PressFreedom #UnitedNations

Consortium News · Australian Zionist Federation Files Complaint in Federal Court Against Journalist for Her Reporting on GazaThe Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a formal complaint against journalist Mary Kostakidis in Australian federal court after accusing her of anti-semitism for her reporting on X. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Prominent journalist Mary Kostakidis is the subject of a for
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kriykat

Australian Zionist Federation Files Complaint in Federal Court Against Journalist for Reporting on Gaza
consortiumnews.com/2025/04/01/
The Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a formal complaint against journalist Mary Kostakidis in federal court after accusing her of anti-semitism for her reporting on X. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Prominent journalist Mary Kostakidis is the…
#Politics #Analysis #InternationalCourtOfJustice(icj) #InternationalcriminalCourt(icc) #Israel #Lebanon #Legal #Media #Palestine #PressFreedom #UnitedNations

Consortium News · Australian Zionist Federation Files Complaint in Federal Court Against Journalist for Reporting on GazaThe Zionist Federation of Australia has filed a formal complaint against journalist Mary Kostakidis in federal court after accusing her of anti-semitism for her reporting on X. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News Prominent journalist Mary Kostakidis is the subject of a formal complai
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