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'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper

'These Are Hitler Tactics': Illegal Police Raids Effectively Shut Down Kansas Newspaper

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. Joan Meyer, the 98-year-old co-owner of the Marion County Record in Kansas, had worked at the newspaper for over 50 years. She died after the newspaper was targeted in illegal police raids on August

Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source

Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source

Support independent journalism on whistleblowers, secrecy, and press freedom-related issues. Become a subscriber of The Dissenter. A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly committed a Privacy Act violation against Chinese American scientist Yanping

In Assange Case, Disaffected Journalists Reject FBI Requests To Aid Prosecution

U.S. prosecutors have quite a struggle ahead if they hope to convince journalists frustrated with Assange’s behavior to aid them in their attack on freedom of the press.

UK Police Copied Publisher's Phone Data After Stopping Them Under Anti-Terrorism Law

Barred From Considering First Amendment, Jury In North Carolina Convicts Reporters Of 'Trespassing'

Barred From Considering First Amendment, Jury In North Carolina Convicts Reporters Of 'Trespassing'

New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons

New Research Examines Restrictions On Incarcerated Journalists In US Prisons

A briefing from the Prison Policy Initiative documents many of the restrictions that prisons in the United States impose to prevent journalism from incarcerated individuals. Fourteen states—Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and Virginia—have a “total

Attorneys, Journalists Who Visited Assange Respond To CIA Push To Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying

Attorneys, Journalists Who Visited Assange Respond To CIA Push To Dismiss Their Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying

The following independent journalism was made possible by paid subscribers. Take advantage of this discount offer and support The Dissenter Newsletter today. Attorneys and journalists, who were allegedly spied on by the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo, responded to the CIA and Pompeo’s arguments for dismissal of