#Media Freedom

Articles (23)

• 🇺🇸 ‘Heinous crime’: Al Jazeera condemns Israeli killing of journalist — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  Al Jazeera has condemned Israel’s “heinous crime” after a drone strike killed journalist Mohammed Wishah in Gaza.

  Related: #Israel-Palestine Conflict, #War Reporting
• 🇺🇸 News Outlets Pressure Pentagon to Restore Access After Court Ruling — 22/03/2026 [USA]

  A federal judge ruled on Friday that key parts of the Pentagon’s press policy were unconstitutional.

  Related: #Government Transparency
• 🇬🇧 US judge blocks Pentagon’s restrictions on press after New York Times lawsuit — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Lawsuit alleged changes gave DoD free rein to punish reporters and outlets over coverage it did not like</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking...

  Related: #Government Transparency, #Legal Ruling
• 🇺🇸 US judge blocks restrictive Pentagon press access policy — 20/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Legal Ruling
• 🇬🇧 ‘It does feel like an intimidation campaign’: why is US tech giant Palantir suing a small Swiss magazine? — 20/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>An investigation by journalists working with Republik magazine may have struck a nerve by suggesting the company has failed in Switzerland</p><p>It was over beers on an autumn evening in Zurich in ...

  Related: #Corporate Litigation
• 🇺🇸 FCC chair’s threats over Iran news coverage are ‘intolerable in a free society’ — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  'Every constitutional guarantee is under attack, but the freedom of the press is sacred to the health of this nation, especially at this moment in history,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

  Related: #Government Regulation
• 🇬🇧 US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.

  Related: #Legal Ruling
• 🇺🇸 Trump's attempt to shutter Voice of America ruled illegal — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  The Trump administration's attempt to shut down the U.S. Agency for Global Media and boot Voice of America off the air was illegal, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  Related: #Legal Ruling
• 🇺🇸 Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America's operations — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year...

  Related: #Legal Action
• 🇬🇧 'Chilling' $10bn Trump lawsuit should be thrown out, BBC says — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The BBC has filed a motion in a US court to dismiss a $10bn lawsuit brought by US President Donald Trump over an edited documentary clip.

  Related: #Legal
• 🇬🇧 Tucker Carlson expresses fear that he may face federal charges for talking to Iranians — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Carlson in video claims the CIA is preparing a ‘crime report’ against him and alleges US agencies have read his texts</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/tucker-carlson">Tucker Carls...

  Related: #Legal Concerns
• 🇺🇸 Gavin Newsom Slams FCC Chairman’s Broadcaster Threat Over Iran War Coverage As A “Dictators’ Playbook” As He Teases Presidential Run – SXSW — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  Gavin Newsom responded to FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s weekend salvo against broadcasters and their coverage of the Iran War in a lengthy interview at SXSW. On Saturday, Carr threatened broadcaster lic...

  Related: #Political Ambition
• 🇺🇸 Jane Fonda’s Committee For The First Amendment Issues Response To FCC Chair Threats Against Broadcasters’ Iran War Coverage — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  Ahead of Oscars Sunday, Jane Fonda’s recently relaunched Committee for the First Amendment released a statement condemning and warning about escalating attacks on free speech and media — a direct resp...

  Related: #Government Regulation, #First Amendment
• 🇺🇸 Judge voids Trump's attempt to gut Voice of America — 08/03/2026 [USA]

  President Trump lacked the power to install Kari Lake as head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, a federal judge ruled Saturday.

  Related: #Legal Ruling
• 🇺🇸 Don Lemon warns against authoritarianism, media consolidation at GLAAD awards — 07/03/2026 [USA] Related: #Authoritarianism
• 🇺🇸 VOA Persian journalist says he was fired over coverage of Reza Pahlavi — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  A journalist with Voice of America’s Persian service said he was fired this week over efforts to limit coverage of Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Ahmad Batebi, a prominent Iranian dissident,...

  Related: #Iranian Politics
• 🇬🇧 Minister Josh Simons resigns after Labour Together claims — 28/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Simons faced claims the think tank he used to run commissioned a report which looked into the background of journalists.

  Related: #Government Ethics, #Political Scandal
• 🇺🇸 Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal overturns tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction and sentencing — 26/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Legal, #Hong Kong Politics
• 🇬🇧 Labour minister faces calls to be sacked over false claims against journalists — 21/02/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Guardian investigation showed Josh Simons falsely linked journalists to ‘pro-Kremlin’ network in emails to GCHQ</p><p>Politicians from across the spectrum have said a minister should be sacked afte...

  Related: #Political Ethics, #National Security
• 🇺🇸 Radio Free Asia says it resumes broadcasts to China — 18/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Censorship, #Information Warfare, #Geopolitical Tensions, #Digital Communication
• 🇺🇸 Italian PM Meloni slams ’illiberal drift’ after comedian quits TV show — 08/02/2026 [USA] Related: #Politics, #Culture
• 🇺🇸 Former CNN host Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protests at Minnesota church — 30/01/2026 [USA]

  Lemon says he was just doing his job as a journalist reporting on the protests at the church.

  Related: #Immigration, #Journalism, #Protests
• 🇺🇸 Trump says TV networks covering him negatively should "maybe" have their licenses revoked — 19/09/2025 [USA]

  On Thursday, ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air after the FCC chairman hinted at action against ABC over comments the comedian had made about the suspect in Charlie Kirk's killing.

  Related: #Political Polarization, #Government Regulation