Russia's Last Independent Newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, Announces It Will Close on Nov. 9
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning paper says security services forced it out of its Moscow newsroom and cut off reader donations, its only remaining funding.
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The Nobel Peace Prize-winning paper says security services forced it out of its Moscow newsroom and cut off reader donations, its only remaining funding.
Heidi Levine, an American photojournalist wearing a vest marked 'PRESS,' was beaten for more than 10 minutes in a West Bank olive grove; Israel's police and military have opened investigations.

Prosecutors cite bribery, tender-rigging and money-laundering claims against the chairman. Opposition leader Ozgur Ozel calls it something only dictators do.

Heidi Levine, wearing a vest marked 'press,' was kicked and had her cameras stolen as Palestinian Red Crescent counted 20 injured across two dozen attacks.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, called it an "uphill climb" for the government to defend the ban and kept reporters' access in place through Tuesday.
The outlets say the administration keeps enforcing its ban 'unpredictably and inconsistently' despite a court order, including barring CNN from Air Force One on Monday.
WatchJudge Timothy Kelly granted a 14-day restraining order shortly after midnight, writing that he was skeptical national security was the real reason for the ban. Some reporters were still turned away at the gate hours later.
WatchThe three outlets asked a federal judge in Washington for a temporary restraining order after their reporters were turned away at the gate Saturday and CNN was pulled from Monday's travel pool. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested the 'off-ramp' might be 'a change in coverage.'

The White House Correspondents' Association says the president himself described the move as a 'ban on the free press.' CNN, Politico and MS NOW all say they will fight it, and the AP's lawsuit over its own 2025 ban is still in court.
A Fourth Circuit panel heard arguments Tuesday in a case that has been sealed since November. Judge Harvie Wilkinson, a Reagan appointee, asked whether an 'overbroad disclosure order that reveals sources' compromises a reporter's interest.

Prosecutors said the businessman ordered and paid for the 2017 car bomb that killed Malta's best-known investigative journalist. The jury found him not guilty on both counts.
Judge Trevor McFadden found the publisher, editor and a reporter were likely speaking as employees rather than private citizens, which puts their words outside the First Amendment's protection.

Video shows a gray car reversing up a hill before four men in dark clothing jumped out with sticks. Three journalists and a 51-year-old woman were treated for injuries.
The publisher, the editor-in-chief and a reporter say they were served separation notices for insubordination after the paper documented conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Valter Lavitola has been arrested as the alleged mastermind of the October 2025 bombing that destroyed two of Sigfrido Ranucci's cars in Pomezia. Investigators say the motive was not what anyone assumed.
An internal memo reported Thursday extends the administration's public-account screening requirement to foreign media representatives. The department declined to confirm it, citing a policy on 'purported internal documents.'
WatchIn a filing that names Donald Trump and Brendan Carr directly, the network says an early review of eight of its station licenses is a search for a pretext. The FCC is expected to rule in August.
Months of demonstrations in Malé have intensified as the opposition unites behind press-freedom demands and accuses President Mohamed Muizzu’s government of jailing critics and muzzling journalists.
The New York Times is moving to quash subpoenas seeking the communications of journalists and their relatives, part of an aggressive effort to unmask sources behind coverage of Trump's Qatari-gifted jet.
WatchThe president called the networks' decision not to carry his primetime address an act of "fraud" that "should mean a revocation of their licenses." Only Fox and CBS aired it — and both attached disclaimers.
The defense secretary said the joint effort will pursue unauthorized disclosures 'with the full force of the law,' days after the government subpoenaed New York Times reporters.

Federal agents delivered grand-jury subpoenas — some to reporters' homes — after the Times reported the Qatari-gifted Boeing 747 lacked the antimissile defenses of the old presidential jet.
The annual gathering will be held again at the Waldorf Astoria with 'significantly enhanced' security, weeks after a man charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump stormed the original dinner.

President Trump confirmed his attendance at the rescheduled event following the incident that abruptly cut short the traditional gathering.

The veteran correspondent erupted at the program's new executive producer, Nick Bilton, drawing applause from shell-shocked staff amid fears Paramount is blunting the show to appease President Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has repeatedly curtailed journalists' access in the Pentagon, raising concerns about transparency.
A Paris investigating judge from the crimes-against-humanity unit will now formally probe whether Mohammed bin Salman can be charged with torture and enforced disappearance over the 2018 murder of the Washington Post journalist, in the first European inquiry to target the de facto Saudi ruler.
Critics raise press freedom concerns after The Journal disclosed receiving subpoenas related to an article on deliberations regarding military action in Iran.

Journalists and guests shared surreal and confusing scenes from the annual press freedom celebration after gunfire erupted Saturday evening.

Commander-in-chief will face journalists he routinely berates and threatens in unprecedented appearance at annual media gathering.

The lawsuit challenges a magazine report alleging excessive drinking and frequent absences from bureau duties during his tenure as director.

The journalist was abducted by an Iran-allied militia and released in exchange for militia members held by Iraqi authorities.

President indicates he will demand media outlets reveal sources behind reporting on Iran's successful strike against US aircraft and crew.

Fatima Ftouni, Mohammed Ftouni, and Ali Shoaib died when at least four precision missiles struck their vehicle on the Jezzine highway — the eleventh journalist killed in Lebanon since the broader conflict began.

The Court's refusal to hear the Texas journalist arrest case leaves in place a controversial ruling that critics say threatens basic reporting practices nationwide.

U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that the Defense Department's October 2025 policy — which threatened to revoke credentials from journalists who gathered unapproved information — violated the First and Fifth Amendments.