Trump’s EO labeling antifa a “domestic terrorist organization” can and will be used to threaten journalists and sources. Journalists who cover antifa or report on ICE must now risk being accused of “terrorism.” The EO is illegal, but it still chills speech. The intimidation is the point.
The Hill
Trump signs order labeling antifa ‘domestic terrorist organization’
President Trump on Monday signed an order designating the anti-fascist movement antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a...
“Journalists have every right to cover protests and their aftermath, and when police disperse protestors, it does not mean they can disperse and arrest journalists doing their constitutionally protected jobs,” FPF's Seth Stern told Link nky.
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Prosecutors urged to dismiss charges against journalists arrested on Roebling Bridge
An open letter is asking Kenton County prosecutors to drop the charges against two journalists arrested on the Roebling Bridge in July.
Absolutely horrific. Israel continues to murder journalists in all directions with complete impunity, including this latest attack in which it killed 31 journalists in Yemen. This marks the deadliest single attack on the press in 16 years, per CPJ. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/09/19/yemen-journalists-strike-israel-houthis
"We've seen [Trump] sue ABC, CBS, he's sued the Des Moines Register and now he's sued the Times. This is something he has done over and over again anytime he is confronted with independent reporting he doesn't like," Caitlin Vogus told Erie News Now.
Erie News Now
Potential Chilling Effect on Journalism Following Trump
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump is suing The New York Times for 15-billion dollars. He claims the paper and some of their reporters are t...