These ten cases illuminate governments’ efforts at criminalizing journalism and withholding information from the public.

A free press is a cornerstone of American democracy. It informs citizens, holds leaders to account and upholds democratic principles. But after decades of relative freedom, the U.S. press now faces a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On the Monday, February 9, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: The Trump administration has been pushing back on the press in ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. A couple of months ago, I wrote about Mario Guevara, whose case represented “a singular and devastating blow to this country ...

America’s biggest threat to freedom of the press is its establishment media. This is the inescapable conclusion coming from the media’s flurry of apologies over their response during the last four ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don Lemon (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Journalists, lawmakers and press advocacy groups on Friday condemned the Justice Department’s ...

This piece was originally published in The Nutgraf, a weekly newsletter on student journalism from Chatwan Mongkol. Student Press Freedom Day is Feb. 27 in the United States. But here in Korea — and ...

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On the Monday, February 9, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: The Trump administration has been pushing back on the press in unprecedented ways by banning outlets from White House access, raiding a ...