The attack on PBS and NPR is an attack on journalism. The administration is just going after them first because public funding makes them the low-hanging fruit. We're proud to partner on this letter with CPJ and RSF.
"When you have secrecy on each side, the public has no way to understand what is happening inside the government," Lauren Harper told The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/03/25/signal-government-trump-administration-federal-workers/
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Journalists are civilians and targeting them is absolutely illegal and inexcusable. Everyone involved in these assassinations should be held accountable, including U.S. officials who continue to bankroll Israeli war crimes of which they have full knowledge. image
Tech companies should commit to oppose legal demands for journalists’ electronic communications records and fight gag orders. Better yet, they should expand end-to-end encryption to collect as little information as possible about user communications.