Joseph Davis

Independent journalist working on Freedom of Information issues for 2 decades. Tweets about FOI, free press, privacy, etc.

[Mediagazer @mediagazer]

Report: a Turkish court jails a TV channel's chief editor, now pending trial on propaganda charges after criticizing the prison isolation of a jailed PKK leader (@burcuas / Reuters)

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[amna @IAmAmnaNawaz]

.@SabrinaSiddiqui asks tough, fair questions. No journalist should be harassed for doing their job.

[Lee West @WhoDat35]

Senate Budget Hearing Reveals Need to Investigate #FossilFuel #DarkMoney, Address Coordinated Disinformation Campaigns #climatechange #climatedenial https://t.co/564XT8xKBq

[Free Speech For People @FSFP]

We recently submitted public comments to the US Election Assistance Commission (EAC) on the federal Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0.

We addressed the EAC’s continued allowance of wireless networking capability, among other issues. More below.https://t.co/igXRTucwv3

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

Read the new report, "Not Just Words: How Reputational Attacks Harm Journalists and Undermine Press Freedom" ⤵️ https://t.co/r3sDsfwg73

And explore the data visually online ⤵️ https://t.co/kJiwtGiG6Z

French and Spanish versions of the report's executive summary are available:
⚡️French: https://t.co/R11vzoVJcy
⚡️Spanish: https://t.co/gTvK8E9Cjh

[Melissa Luck ☘ @MelissaKXLY4]

Idaho's hostility towards public records and public information will never cease to amaze me, even two decades into covering crime in the state.

[Demand Progress @demandprogress]

GOOD news! The PRESS Act—strong journalist shield legislation that protects journalists & their tech providers from revealing their confidential sources and from federal abuse of subpoena power—was just reintroduced in Congress.

Read our full statement: https://t.co/lnMWnlCB6j

[Student Press Law Center @SPLC]

If you haven't kept up with the news, school officials are threatening to censor Florida student journalists at Lyman High School AGAIN over a yearbook spread highlighting the LGBTQIA+ community. Here's our full statement on the situation @LymanJournalism: https://t.co/ZowqylsN0B

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

Prominent Guatemalan journalist José Rubén Zamora was sentenced to six years in prison this week for money laundering — charges widely criticized as an attack on the free press. "In Guatemala, doing journalism is a crime," says his son, José Carlos Zamora. https://t.co/oFyzpml8I0

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

A state appeals court dismissed a lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke, ruling last week that O’Rourke’s criticism of the power-grid failure in 2021 is protected by the First Amendment. https://t.co/UrlEMOct1u

[Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) @sejorg]

The latest #SEJournalWatchDog Opinion explores how journalists might be spared from threats and attacks, including with a prospective law protecting journalists from assault. https://t.co/QxhKmAcqE0

[Freedom of the Press Foundation @FreedomofPress]

It’s with great sadness we share the news that our friend, our co-founder, our hero Daniel Ellsberg passed away today.

We remember and pay respect to his incredible bravery and legacy. https://t.co/g8JECadW1x

[RSF @RSF_inter]

#Morocco: prison authorities have told #OmarRadi to stop talking politics with his parents or face punishment. RSF condemns the multiplication of restrictive measures against the journalist and calls for an end to this violence against him.
https://t.co/yCSv8MEMTh

[John Ryan @heyjohnryan]

Adventures in government opacity.

[EJTodayNews @EJTodayNews]

Guatemala sentences renowned journalist José Rubén Zamora to six years in money laundering case

https://t.co/upkND6KP09

[Alexander B. Howard @digiphile]

The @WhiteHouse working group does not have the capacity to coordinate interagency work, much less implement it all. @POTUS should issue a new EO & establish a Federal Advisory Committee for open government, modeled on the President’s Council of Science and Technology (PCAST).

[CIMA @CIMA_Media]

"At its core, Reporters Shield hopes to reinforce the journalism sector by protecting outlets from the financial burden of strategic lawsuits." @IJNet @ReportersShield @PeterNoorlander @AmarahEnnis https://t.co/oQyVVPsXPC 3/7

[PEN America @PENamerica]

"People want to downplay what’s happening. They say, 'If you can buy it on Amazon, it’s not a book ban,' or, 'If you can get permission from a parent... then it’s not really banned.' But... on the road to total censorship, there are many steps" @jonfreadom https://t.co/D52TmcZOsN