Happy 25th to #Wikipedia, the largest repository of knowledge in human history!

To celebrate, I wrote for @freedomofpress about how Wikipedia would not exist today without the robust free speech and press protections in the U.S., and that we need to sustain and expand them if we want to survive for another 25 years.

https://freedom.press/issues/wikipedias-25th-birthday-proves-the-power-of-free-speech/

#FreeSpeech #PressFreedom #Wikipedia25

Key quote: “the smartest thing to do would have been to go and power off all her devices.”
https://www.cjr.org/news/hannah-natanson-fbi-washington-post-raid-devices-seized-runa-sandvik-security-computer-phone-laptop-sources.php
#security #journalism #pressfreedom

Happy 25th to #Wikipedia, the largest repository of knowledge in human history!

To celebrate, I wrote for @freedomofpress about how Wikipedia would not exist today without the robust free speech and press protections in the U.S., and that we need to sustain and expand them if we want to survive for another 25 years.

https://freedom.press/issues/wikipedias-25th-birthday-proves-the-power-of-free-speech/

#FreeSpeech #PressFreedom #Wikipedia25

REMINDER:

Are you a security researcher or a journalist in the cybersecurity/cybercrime space?

DataBreaches.net and Zack Whittaker at this.weekinsecurity.com are conducting a survey on the types of threats that researchers and journalists have experienced, including legal threats or legal process and threats of violence by cybercriminals.

The survey is at https://forms.gle/P9jr6VxfD1LV6odg9 and closes on January 18, 2026, so please take a few minutes to share your experiences with us.

#survey #journalism #pressfreedom

‘A free press is essential to a functioning democracy. It is the responsibility of Congress to defend this principle and to hold any administration accountable when it is threatened.’

Add your name.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/defend-the-free-press-and-protect-the-first-amendment

#NewsGuildCWA #NewsGuild #NationalWritersUnion #FreedomOfThePressFoundation #pressFreedom #speechFreedom #journalism

Calling Wilcox’s cartoon “unacceptable” misunderstands both satire and journalism. Political cartoons are meant to be provocative, compressed and confronting. They exaggerate power relationships to expose hypocrisy and danger, not to offer polite balance.
This cartoon does exactly that. It highlights unchecked US imperial behaviour and the hollow language of “freedom and security” used by institutions like NATO while aggression proceeds regardless. Discomfort is not a flaw, it is the point.
If a cartoon criticising military power is deemed unacceptable simply because it offends those aligned with that power, then the problem is not the cartoon. It is a shrinking tolerance for dissent and satire in public debate.

Wilcox is doing a great job.

#politicalcartoons #satire #pressfreedom #imperialism #media #theage

Calling Wilcox’s cartoon “unacceptable” misunderstands both satire and journalism. Political cartoons are meant to be provocative, compressed and confronting. They exaggerate power relationships to expose hypocrisy and danger, not to offer polite balance.
This cartoon does exactly that. It highlights unchecked US imperial behaviour and the hollow language of “freedom and security” used by institutions like NATO while aggression proceeds regardless. Discomfort is not a flaw, it is the point.
If a cartoon criticising military power is deemed unacceptable simply because it offends those aligned with that power, then the problem is not the cartoon. It is a shrinking tolerance for dissent and satire in public debate.

Wilcox is doing a great job.

#politicalcartoons #satire #pressfreedom #imperialism #media #theage

‘A free press is essential to a functioning democracy. It is the responsibility of Congress to defend this principle and to hold any administration accountable when it is threatened.’

Add your name.

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/defend-the-free-press-and-protect-the-first-amendment

#NewsGuildCWA #NewsGuild #NationalWritersUnion #FreedomOfThePressFoundation #pressFreedom #speechFreedom #journalism

REMINDER:

Are you a security researcher or a journalist in the cybersecurity/cybercrime space?

DataBreaches.net and Zack Whittaker at this.weekinsecurity.com are conducting a survey on the types of threats that researchers and journalists have experienced, including legal threats or legal process and threats of violence by cybercriminals.

The survey is at https://forms.gle/P9jr6VxfD1LV6odg9 and closes on January 18, 2026, so please take a few minutes to share your experiences with us.

#survey #journalism #pressfreedom

"One hundred and twenty-eight journalists and media workers, including 10 women, lost their lives in 2025, according to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) final Killed List released on 31 December. The list includes nine accidental deaths. The IFJ deplores another deadly year for journalists, while denouncing the persistent failure of authorities to protect media workers and calling for immediate, decisive action to end the cycle of violence and impunity in 2026.

The updated list documents 17 additional cases confirmed after 10 December, underscoring a particularly deadly year for journalism and the continued prevalence of impunity. The Federation had released a preliminary list on 9 December, reporting 111 killings, including one accidental death.
(...)
With 74 journalists killed – including 56 in Palestine – the Middle East and Arab World region accounted for 58% of all media professionals killed worldwide. Yemen ranks second with 13 deaths, then Ukraine with eight."

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/impunity-2025/article/ifj-releases-final-2025-list-of-128-journalists-and-media-workers-killed

#PressFreedom #Media #Journalism #News

"One hundred and twenty-eight journalists and media workers, including 10 women, lost their lives in 2025, according to the International Federation of Journalists’ (IFJ) final Killed List released on 31 December. The list includes nine accidental deaths. The IFJ deplores another deadly year for journalists, while denouncing the persistent failure of authorities to protect media workers and calling for immediate, decisive action to end the cycle of violence and impunity in 2026.

The updated list documents 17 additional cases confirmed after 10 December, underscoring a particularly deadly year for journalism and the continued prevalence of impunity. The Federation had released a preliminary list on 9 December, reporting 111 killings, including one accidental death.
(...)
With 74 journalists killed – including 56 in Palestine – the Middle East and Arab World region accounted for 58% of all media professionals killed worldwide. Yemen ranks second with 13 deaths, then Ukraine with eight."

https://www.ifj.org/media-centre/news/detail/category/impunity-2025/article/ifj-releases-final-2025-list-of-128-journalists-and-media-workers-killed

#PressFreedom #Media #Journalism #News

ANNOUNCE: Survey on threats experienced by journalists and security researchers

Are you a security researcher or a journalist in the cybersecurity/cybercrime space?

DataBreaches.net and Zack Whittaker at this.weekinsecurity.com are conducting a survey on the types of threats researchers and journalists have faced, including legal threats or legal process and threats of violence from cybercriminals.

The survey is at https://forms.gle/P9jr6VxfD1LV6odg9

Please complete the survey and share the link on social media and with your colleagues and friends to help us understand how widespread some problems may be.

Reposts with more tags to other individuals would be appreciated.

#journalism #pressfreedom #cybersecurity #risk #threats

@campuscodi @zackwhittaker @jgreig @lawrenceabrams @briankrebs @amvinfe

Big news: Deutsche Welle has launched DW Access, an Android app that delivers independent news where it's needed most: in regions under information lockdown.

Key features:

➡️ No app store needed (share via link, messenger, bluetooth)

➡️ Offline mode

➡️ Built-in VPN protection

➡️ Zero personal data collected

More info (and download options) over here: https://corporate.dw.com/en/dw-access-new-app-counters-global-censorship/a-74924705

#PressFreedom #AntiCensorship #DigitalRights #DWAccess

There is so much censorship in the EU that 7 of the 8 countries with the most freedom of the press are EU member states.

#EUpol #Musk #Trump #Europe #pressfreedom

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's former colleagues react with dismay over conviction but say he remains an inspiration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/16/asia-pacific/crime-legal/lai-hong-kong-press-freedom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #jimmylai #hongkong #china #pressfreedom #hongkongprotests #media #journalism

The Hong Kong High Court has found Apple Daily publisher Jimmy Lai guilty of all charges under Hong Kong's National Security Law

The verdict has been strongly condemned by rights groups including Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and the Committee to Protect Journalists

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/dec/15/jimmy-lai-verdict-hong-kong-court-national-security-charges-live

#HongKong #China #PressFreedom #HumanRights #FreeJimmyLai