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North Carolina Judge Convicts Journalists Of 'Trespassing' While Covering Eviction Of Homeless Encampment

North Carolina Judge Convicts Journalists Of 'Trespassing' While Covering Eviction Of Homeless Encampment

A judge in North Carolina found two journalists with the Asheville Blade guilty of “trespassing” on Christmas in 2021 when they stayed in a public park to cover Asheville police as officers evicted a homeless encampment. Veronica Coit and Matilda Bliss were “sentenced to pay $25 fines and court costs.

UK Police Arrest French Publisher For Refusing To Share Pass Codes For Phone

UK Police Arrest French Publisher For Refusing To Share Pass Codes For Phone

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and become a subscriber. British police invoked terrorism law in the United Kingdom to question and later arrest a French publisher over his alleged involvement in protests in France. Ernest Moret is the

Loyola University New Orleans Punishes Student Reporter For Engaging In Journalism

Loyola University New Orleans Punishes Student Reporter For Engaging In Journalism

The following article was made possible by paid subscribers. Support independent journalism on whistleblowers and press freedom and become a subscriber. UPDATE: On April 18, hours after this article was published, Loyola University New Orleans administrators reversed course, abandoned their effort to punish the student, and even apologized. More here.

Charging A WSJ Reporter With Espionage For Collecting 'State Secrets'

Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization

Belmarsh Warden Blocks Assange From Meeting With Representatives Of Press Freedom Organization

The warden of Her Majesty’s Prison Belmarsh blocked representatives with the press freedom organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) from visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, despite previously reviewing RSF's request and agreeing to grant access. Rebecca Vincent, the director of operations and campaigns for RSF, declared, “We followed

In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights

In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. To support journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues, become a subscriber. The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo contend that attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, had no “legitimate expectation of privacy”

A Presumption Of Secrecy: Defying Sunshine In Government

A Presumption Of Secrecy: Defying Sunshine In Government

In 2017, Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold submitted a Freedom of Information request for “photographed copies of all artwork created by Guantanamo detainees.” Leopold waited about five years before United States Southern Command, or SOUTHCOM, fulfilled the request. The joint command removed portions of hundreds of paintings, invoking an exemption for