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Integrity In Media Is Possible

September 29, 2026 Coleen Rowley and Thomas Drake, Consortium News. , , ,
In the formal rooms of the University Club of Chicago the loudest applause was not reserved for celebrity. It was reserved for refusal. The refusal to accept an official story merely because it was official and trade editorial independence for access; refusal for leaving wrongdoing concealed because disclosure might end a career and invite prosecution or fracture and upend a life. The second annual Integrity Media Independent Journalism Awards on Sept. 17 brought journalists, publishers, lawyers, supporters, and whistleblowers into the same room and treated their work not as separate pursuits, but as parts of a shared democratic undertaking against autocracy and authoritarianism.

These Secret Subpoenas Are Targeting Journalists

September 28, 2026 Caitlin Vogus, Freedom of the Press Foundation. , , , ,
The government shouldn’t be able to secretly demand a journalist’s phone records without a judge or the journalist ever seeing the request. But that’s exactly what happened to Georgia Fort and Don Lemon. Fort and Lemon, who are being criminally prosecuted in a legally dubious case for their coverage of a protest against immigration authorities at a Minnesota church, recently revealed that the government sought information from Google and their phone companies about their accounts, and asked the companies to keep the demands secret.

Zionists Drop Case Against Mary Kostakidis

September 11, 2026 Joe Lauria, Consortium News. , , , , ,
After a two-year legal battle to punish a prominent Australian journalist for her public criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the Zionist Federation of Australia (ZFA) withdrew its case on Thursday. “This is a win for every Australian who values our democratic right to freedom of political expression,” Kostakidis said on X. “Zionist zealotry has had to beat a retreat from what was going to be a highly damaging trial.” She said: “The purpose of journalism is to get to the truth – fearlessly – and to hold power to account. This is a win for press freedom, which has prevailed. “

Defying Court, DHS Seized Logs Of Calls And Texts From Journalist

September 4, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , , ,
The Department of Homeland Security circumvented a magistrate judge’s orders and seized records of 10,000 calls and text messages from journalist Georgia Fort. Earlier this year, Attorney General Pam Bondi directed federal agents to arrest Fort, Don Lemon, and later Shane Bollman—all journalists who were covering an ICE protest at the Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. They were subsequently charged with crimes and had their electronics searched. Defense lawyers for Fort filed a motion in U.S. court for the “return or impoundment of call and text logs” and requested a hearing.

Pentagon Spokesperson Admits There’s A Secret Blacklist of Journalists

September 1, 2026 Nick Turse, Orinoco Tribune. , , , ,
U.S. Central Command maintains a secret directory of journalists who have been blacklisted by the press office, according to an official with CENTCOM public affairs. The disclosure comes amid a failed war in Iran, a “cover-up” of U.S. casualties from that conflict, and repeated refusals by CENTCOM to address questions about civilian deaths in Iran, including the killing of a family recently disclosed by The Intercept. The CENTCOM official who revealed the existence of the list threatened that this reporter could be added to it for calling the command too often.

Journalist Shot By ICE Could Lose Arm

August 29, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , , , ,
In December, a United States judge dismissed the case against detained journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias with prejudice, ruling that the U.S. government had deprived Parias of access to counsel prior to his trial. There was no other “remedy.”  Parias is a father of two children in southern Los Angeles. He is known for documenting ICE operations and goes by Richard LA on TikTok. As the order to dismiss the case recounted, on October 21, 2025, ICE agents “used their vehicles to box in” Parias’s car. While attempting to break the car's windows, the “wheels spun and emitted clouds of smoke.”

Journalist Arrested While Documenting Enbridge Line 5 Construction

August 29, 2026 Devin Cupery, Unicorn Riot. , , ,
Ashland County, WI – Police arrested video journalist and Unicorn Riot contributor River Akemann while he was documenting Enbridge Line 5 construction on August 24. He was monitoring fish in a creek where Enbridge lacks necessary authorization to install its pipeline. He received four misdemeanor charges and was released later that day. The charges include disorderly conduct, trespassing, unlawful assembly, and resisting arrest. Canadian oil giant Enbridge has a secretive deal with Ashland County to reimburse the sheriff’s department to act as private security. Enbridge is paying police using the Wisconsin Counties Association, a lobbying group, as the pass through.

Under Israeli Pressure, US Seizes Max Blumenthal’s Devices

July 14, 2026 The Grayzone, Scheer Post. , , , ,
On July 10, 2026, American journalist Max Blumenthal was traveling back to the United States from Iran, which he had visited to report on the funeral of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the largest gathering in human history. While in Iran, Blumenthal interviewed members of Iran’s negotiation team, top political officials, academics and average citizens for a series of video and print reports for this news outlet, which he founded. He also documented several US and Israeli war crimes from the ground, including the destruction of an entire neighborhood in Eastern Tehran which left at least 40 civilians dead.

PEN America Sells Out, Again

July 13, 2026 Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. , , ,
PEN America, an organization founded to defend persecuted and censored writers, has once again made a mockery of itself with its call to protect Israeli writers from discrimination. Yes. Israeli writers. Its most recent screed, “A Silent Moratorium,” is so tone deaf and embarrassing that it triggered a widespread backlash. PEN America’s president, Dinaw Mengestu, resigned in protest. Mengestu told The New York Times the post is the most recent in a series of moves he felt are counter to the organization’s values and could harm efforts to preserve freedom of expression.

Weaponizing Civil Death To Crush Dissidents

July 2, 2026 The Chris Hedges Report. , , , , ,
The war on information in the West has tread new grounds since the genocide in Palestine. Journalists and media outlets who report on the imperialist endeavors of the ruling class increasingly find themselves under the boot of legislators who concoct fascist legislation to act as imperial henchmen. Their methods are stretching the limits of the law with the scope and severity of the punishments imposed. Nowhere is this repression more apparent than in Germany where, since October 7 of 2023, governments have banned languages and symbols related to Palestine and many people, not only journalists but also professors, doctors and lawyers, have lost their jobs for speaking out against the genocide or participating in pro-Palestine demonstrations.

Committee To Protect Journalists Turns Its Back On Slain Palestinian Journalists

July 1, 2026 Tareq S. Hajjaj, Mondoweiss. , , , , ,
At a moment when Gaza’s journalists urgently need international protection and the solidarity of journalists and press freedom organizations worldwide—for their courage, their commitment, and their decision to remain in Gaza, sometimes sacrificing their lives to document the suffering of a population that has endured genocide for the past three years—the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has released a statement stating that some Gaza-based journalists will be removed from international protection lists because of alleged affiliations with military wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

When The FBI Comes Knocking

June 20, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , ,
Along with criminalizing activists for mobilizing dissent, the FBI under director Kash Patel is increasingly engaged in operations that target journalists. Perhaps, the most glaring example is the “criminal” leak investigation that was opened into Atlantic journalist Sarah Fitzpatrick for reporting on Patel’s “drinking habits and erratic conduct set off a chain of legal and institutional confrontations,” according to MS NOW. MS NOW reported that FBI agents assigned to the matter were afraid of the “professional risk” to their careers if they searched for Fitzpatrick’s name in FBI databases and examined her social media.

Rights Groups, Journalists, And Whistleblowers Call For Courtney Williams’ Release

May 18, 2026 Defending Rights and Dissent. , , ,
A coalition of more than two dozen press freedom and human rights groups, members of the media, military veterans, and ex-government whistleblowers, has authored an open letter calling for the immediate release of U.S. Army veteran Courtney Williams, who has been arrested and charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 for allegedly disclosing classified information when she spoke out against gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the U.S. military.  The coalition, led by civil liberties organization Defending Rights & Dissent and including PEN America, the Society of Professional Journalists, and the Freedom of the Press Foundation...

Trump Administration Issues Subpoenas To Stifle Reporting On War Against Iran

May 13, 2026 Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. , , , ,
On behalf of President Donald Trump, the Justice Department issued grand jury subpoenas that targeted Wall Street Journal reporters involved in covering the war against Iran.  “The government’s subpoenas to The Wall Street Journal and our reporters represent an attack on constitutionally protected newsgathering. We will vigorously oppose this effort to stifle and intimidate essential reporting,” stated Ashok Sinha, the chief communications officer for Dow Jones, the Journal’s publisher. According to the Journal, the subpoenas stemmed from a February 23 article that reported that “Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and others at the Pentagon warned the president about the risks of an extended military campaign against Iran.

American Press Freedom On The Brink

May 3, 2026 Clayton Weimers, Scheer Post. , , ,
As World Press Freedom Day (May 3) nears, it’s a good time to step back and assess how journalists and news outlets are faring in our current media climate. President Donald Trump came back to the White House and picked up right where he left off, insulting and attacking the press on an almost daily basis, suing media outlets, and taking a number of concrete actions to restrict press freedom. Against this backdrop, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) will release its 2026 World Press Freedom Index on April 30. Every year, RSF scores and ranks 180 countries and territories based on their level of press freedom.
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