Americans witnessed several major cyberattacks in the latter half of 2016, including the hacking and subsequent leaking of sensitive information from the Democratic National Committee in the lead up to the vote
Freedom House
16 November 2017
The report examines the rise of fraudulent news, defined here as demonstrably false information that is being presented as a factual news report with the intention to deceive the public, and the related erosion of public faith in traditional journalism. The report identifies proposed solutions at the intersection of technology, journalism, and civil society to empower news consumers with better skills and tools to help them process the torrents of information they see online.
PEN American Center
12 October 2017
Political polarization in the media worsened during the presidential campaign, due in part to the emergence of “alt-right” news sites that disseminated highly nationalistic or nativist messages, conspiracy theories, and at times false or propagandistic coverage.
Freedom House
27 April 2017
Electronic Frontier Foundation
10 March 2017
PEN American Center
17 October 2016
Two journalists faced charges following their widely criticized arrest in Ferguson in 2014.
Freedom House
23 April 2016
"Federal Communications Commission approved new rules that allow it to regulate the internet as a public utility, including provisions to protect net neutrality"
Freedom House
31 October 2015
Ranked 31st in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2015
PEN American Center
27 October 2014
How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American Democracy
Human Rights Watch
11 September 2014
How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American Democracy
Human Rights Watch
28 July 2014
Electronic Frontier Foundation
27 May 2014
Which companies stand with their users, embracing transparency around government data requests? Which companies have resisted improper government demands by fighting for user privacy in the courts and on Capitol Hill? In short, which companies have your back?
Electronic Frontier Foundation
19 May 2014
Chelsea Manning sentenced to 35 years in prison for releasing classified documents to WikiLeaks.
Freedom House
1 May 2014
Ranked 30th in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2014
New York shield law protects journalists from requirement to disclose sources regardless of state jursidiction of crime
Inter American Press Association
7 April 2014
"NSA symbolises intelligence services' abuses"
Reporters Without Borders
12 March 2014
"Aggressive leak prosecutions, secret subpoenas, and surveillance have chilling effect"
Committee to Protect Journalists
11 February 2014
Ranked 46th in annual press freedom index
Reporters Without Borders
1 February 2014
Snowden leaks reveal secret domestic surveillance program aimed at US citizens
Human Rights Watch
22 January 2014
PEN American Center
12 November 2013
Committee to Protect Journalists
10 October 2013
Ranked 23rd in annual global media freedom report
Freedom House
1 May 2013
Which companies help protect your data from the government?
Electronic Frontier Foundation - INTERIM MEMBER
1 May 2013
"Congressional efforts in 2012 to adopt legislation to prevent copyright infringement on the Internet were shelved in response to strong opposition from leading Internet companies, websites, and ordinary users"
Freedom House
16 January 2013
Soldier Bradley Manning faces charges under Espionage Act that could lead to death penalty for allegedly supplying info to Wikileaks
Inter American Press Association
23 April 2012