Freedom of the Press Foundation
Description
Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) is a nonprofit organization that protects and defends press freedom. It builds secure communications tools, including SecureDrop. SecureDrop is used by many of the world’s top investigative news organizations to receive information from sources safely. More than 100 installations of SecureDrop are in use by major news organizations across the globe.
FPF teaches journalists how to keep themselves and their sources safe in the digital age. It runs digital security trainings. More than 8,800 journalists have attended these trainings in the last five years.
FPF monitors and documents virtually every press freedom violation in the United States through the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. The Tracker has published more than 2,000 reports of incidents. FPF also engages in advocacy to defend the public’s right to know, generating more than 880 citations or quotes in the media in the last year.
FPF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2012. It is based in Brooklyn, New York.
Latest news
White House thinks it’s above the law
Dear Friend of Press Freedom: A federal judge smacked down the White House’s media ban, but the administration seems to think complying with court orders is optional. Plus: Alongside our allies, we’re continuing the fight for real editorial independence – not some unconstitutional sham board...
25 Sep 2026
White House defies judge who smacked down media ban
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Sept. 24, 2026 — Hours after Judge Timothy Kelly of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., delivered a resounding defeat to President Trump early this morning, restraining his administration from barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House and...
24 Sep 2026
Journalists, advocates demand Ellison condemn White House ban, back lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Sept. 21, 2026 — A coalition of over 100 leading journalists, rights organizations, academics, and advocates sent a letter today demanding that Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison publicly condemn President Donald Trump’s unconstitutional ban on CNN, MS NOW, and...
21 Sep 2026
The CNN “independence board” is a worthless, First Amendment nightmare
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Sept. 21, 2026 — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced at a news conference that a coalition of state attorneys general has reached a settlement of its case opposing the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger, which would put both CNN and CBS News under the...
21 Sep 2026
Pablo Torre shows why we need the PRESS Act
Dear Friend of Press Freedom: Join us at 1 p.m. ET today for a conversation about a recent court victory shutting down deportations of international students based on their speech, and learn what the decision means for journalists and their sources. But first, the government is still prosecuting...
18 Sep 2026
FPF comments on Trump’s media ban announcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New York, Sept. 18, 2026 — President Donald Trump announced today that he plans to ban MS NOW, Politico, and CNN from the White House. The following can be attributed to Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF): “It’s difficult to imagine a...
18 Sep 2026
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