• The Link That Landed a Journalist in Jail

    Josh Stearns
    September 13, 2013
    Journalist Barrett Brown could face a 100-year prison term if he’s found guilty for linking to stolen information. He didn’t steal this information himself, nor did he post it online. He simply linked to it.

  • Where's Your Press Pass?

    Josh Stearns
    September 12, 2013
    In 2008, Democracy Now! co-host Amy Goodman was arrested while covering protests outside the Republican National Convention — and police ripped her press credentials off her neck.

  • Lessons from Manning and Miranda: Press Freedom Advocates Must Fight Back

    Josh Stearns
    August 27, 2013
    After British authorities detained the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald for nine hours and forced the Guardian, where Greenwald works, to destroy its computers, the Columbia Journalism Review declared this a “DEFCON 2 journalism event” — a reference to the code used when the country is one step away from nuclear war.

  • The Koch Brothers: Defeated

    Josh Stearns
    August 23, 2013
    Following months of protests from activists around the country, Charles and David Koch are backing down from their plans to buy eight Tribune Company newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times.

  • Good Luck Trying to Watch Al Jazeera America

    Josh Stearns
    Candace Clement
    August 22, 2013
    Much excitement and fanfare heralded the debut of Al Jazeera America, but you may want to pause before you celebrate the arrival of this new journalistic venture.

  • A Growing Culture of Violence Against Journalists

    Josh Stearns
    August 19, 2013
    On Saturday, Time Senior National Correspondent Michael Grunwald tweeted, “I can’t wait to write a defense of the drone strike that takes out Julian Assange.” He has since deleted the tweet, but the ugliness behind it lingers.

  • Making Collaboration Work: Two Models

    Josh Stearns
    August 7, 2013
    Collaboration is becoming a fundamental part of how journalism is done. That’s evident in the announcement that PBS’ Frontline is creating a “collaboration desk” to manage and expand its partnership with other news organizations.

  • The Journalism Shield Law: How We Got Here

    Josh Stearns
    Chris Palmer
    August 6, 2013
    Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee began debate on the Free Flow of Information Act — otherwise known as the Shield Law — but discussions ground to a halt when lawmakers couldn’t reach a consensus on who counts as a journalist.

  • Criminalizing Journalism: Manning, Media and You

    Josh Stearns
    August 1, 2013
    While many journalists are relieved that Bradley Manning was acquitted of the charge that he aided the enemy, we shouldn't forget how hard the government pushed for that conviction.

  • Free Press to FCC: Block the Gannett-Belo Merger

    Josh Stearns
    July 25, 2013
    In the last few months, a wave of mergers has threatened to further erode the already sad state of local TV news around the country. Well, we aren’t standing for it. On Wednesday, Free Press filed official paperwork to block Gannett’s acquisition of 20 TV stations from Belo.

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