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Press freedom has always been fragile

The Indiana Times 18 Jan 2026
The FBI's early wake-up call at a Washington Post reporter's Virginia home and subsequent seizure of her phone and two laptops sent chills through the Fourth Estate ... .
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Bangladesh Press Freedom

Beaumont Enterprise 17 Jan 2026
Journalists, editors and owners of media outlets gather at a conference demanding protection after recent attacks on two major newspapers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 ....
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Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 17 Jan 2026
Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers ... .
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Editorial: FBI raid on WaPo reporter’s home threat to press freedom

Calhoun Times 16 Jan 2026
Congress should exercise immediate oversight of the Department of Justice to reaffirm its commitment to press freedom and all public officials to remember a fundamental truth. When journalists are silenced, the public is left in the dark ....
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Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting

Denver Post 16 Jan 2026
Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, has been working on press freedom issues for a decade and said a government raid on a ...
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FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump

Scheerpost 16 Jan 2026
It’s a terrible time for press freedom ... Press freedom advocates knew that the weakening of those rules would result in a kind of stepping up of investigations of the press and their sources ... freedom.
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Comedian warns Trump raid on reporter signals threat to press freedom

Raw Story 15 Jan 2026
... on press freedom ... Comedian warns Trump raid on reporter signals threat to press freedom Comedian warns Trump raid on reporter signals threat to press freedom .
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NewsGuild-CWA Journalists Speak Out Against Attacks on Press Freedom (CWA - Communications Workers of America)

Public Technologies 15 Jan 2026
... town hall to speak directly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and the escalating attacks on press freedom.
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A ‘chilling effect’: Press freedom advocates denounce the raid on a Washington Post journalist’s home

Fast Company 15 Jan 2026
Jameel Jaffer, executive director of the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, has been working on press freedom issues for a decade and said a government raid on a ...
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Washington Post decries Trump admin's ‘aggressive action’ against press freedoms as FBI raids journalist's home

Live Mint 15 Jan 2026
The Justice Department's search of a Washington Post reporter's home is part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of mishandling classified material ....
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Asia Journalist Association urges Iran to halt violence, ensure press freedom amid deadly unrest

Korea Times 15 Jan 2026
The Asia Journalist Association (AJA) urged Iranian authorities to halt the use of force against civilians and ensure press freedom amid intensifying nationwide protests that have left scores dead and ...
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Washington Post editorial board: Search of reporter's home 'aggressive attack' on press freedom

The Hill 15 Jan 2026
The editorial board called the search "an aggressive attack on the ...
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