Original journalism on press freedom, whistleblowers, government secrecy and related legal fights, with detailed reporting on court rulings and congressional actions. Readers get context, quotes from primary documents and an explicitly critical perspective on state power and media.
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A free speech newsletter pairing original essays by Jacob Mchangama on historical and contemporary free expression, including a multi-part series on Frederick Douglass, with news roundups on government actions against press and speech. It offers a point of view grounded in scholarship and sources, aimed at readers interested in civil liberties and the history of free speech.
John Dickerson's newsletter offers short, pointed commentary on the US presidency, press relations and politics, often building on his Atlantic writing. The excerpts also present analytic frameworks, such as an Eisenhower-matrix test and a checklist for judging whether presidential policies produce claimed results.
The Guardsman is the student-run news outlet of City College of San Francisco, covering campus governance, board of trustees races, funding and student journalism. Readers get local reporting on college administration and issues affecting community college students.
The Public Interest News Foundation newsletter covers the UK local news sector, including reports from its Local News Forum, reflections on journalism's role in communities, and reading recommendations about the press. It gives readers insight into funding, representation and independent journalism debates from a sector-support perspective.
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