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Press Freedom War

Tucker Carlson is the most consequential journalist

Source: Scott Morefield on X — Tucker Carlson is arguably the single most important and consequential media figure in the world, and his influence is…

freespeechnewsMay 28, 2026

Unfettered Speech

If Truth Can Be Prosecuted, What Comes Next?

A single phrase can shut down scrutiny: national security. Unfettered Speech sits down with Trevor Timm, co-founder and executive director of the Freedom of the…

freespeechnewsMay 11, 2026

Europe News Abroad Press Freedom

Romanian independent news delicensed

Source: Chay Bowes on X — The oppression of free speech and the right to dissent continues in the EU. Romania's last really independent TV…

freespeechnewsApril 23, 2026

Press Freedom

This Could End the Maple

Source: The Maple — In January, The Maple discovered that they were the crosshairs of an Israeli organization with Mossad links. The organization has been sending…

freespeechnewsMarch 31, 2026

Unfettered Speech

When Free Speech Becomes A Border Crime

From Jordan, Electronic Intifada Ali Abunimah founder walks us through what he reports on the ground in the West Bank: settler violence, military restrictions, and…

freespeechnewsMarch 27, 2026

Unfettered Speech

How To Build A Local Investigative Newsroom

To get “accountability,” you need to do the legwork, the paperwork, and suffer the pushback. We wanted to talk to someone who has done that work…

freespeechnewsMarch 19, 2026

Consumer Protection

The Grayzone BLOCKED by Paypal on political grounds

Source: The Grayzone on X — A powerful extralegal tool to silence dissent is debanking. In order to regain access, Paypal has demanded we to…

freespeechnewsFebruary 5, 2026

Press Freedom War

You Can’t Loathe Corporate Media Enough

Source: Jonathan Cook on X — A revealing exchange in which the Economist's defence correspondent, 1000s of miles from Caracas, maligns Craig Murray's reporting *from…

freespeechnewsJanuary 29, 2026

Press Freedom War

Ding dong the legacy media and its slavish war reporting is dead

Source: Integrity Media President Patrick Sullivan, Responsible Statecraft — The rise of independent media has shattered the grip of corporate news and is providing serious…

freespeechnewsJanuary 28, 2026

Unfettered Speech

When Governments Fear Speech, People Find Their Voice

Gabriel Shipton on Unfettered Speech Podcast — A prison visit changed everything. Gabe Shipton walked into Belmarsh as a filmmaker and left as a brother…

freespeechnewsJanuary 19, 2026