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Chris Young
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Editorial manager at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Lover of journalism, history, and the outdoors.
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The Post obtained hot mic comments by the chair of RFK Jr.'s CDC vaccine committee.

"We feel like a little bit like puppets on a string as opposed to really being an independent advisory panel" wapo.st/4atob4M
During the Friday discussion, Kirk Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist who was recently named as the panel’s new chair, was overheard telling another panel member that he wanted to talk to “some of the higher-ups” about the panel’s work. “You know, I feel like, you know, it’s, sort of like we feel like a little bit like puppets on a string as opposed to really being an independent advisory panel,” according to a transcript of the exchange captured by videoconferencing software and obtained by The Washington Post. Asked about those remarks, Milhoan wrote in a text message, “There are pressures from many organizations: federal, industry, medical organizations that are trying to influence by ad hominem attacks, when we are trying to look at and ask for data.”
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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rcfp.org
Today, @nytimes.com filed a lawsuit against the Pentagon over its new press access policy.

In a statement supporting the lawsuit, @rcfp.org's Gabe Rottman said the policy is "unlawful" and violates the First Amendment.

Read more: www.rcfp.org/nyt-pentagon...
A quote from RCFP's Gabe Rottman: “The Pentagon’s press access policy is unlawful because it gives government officials unchecked power over who gets a credential and who doesn’t, something the First Amendment prohibits. The public needs independent journalism and the reporters who deliver it back in the Pentagon at a time of heightened scrutiny of the department’s actions.”
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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davidjbier.bsky.social
An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative
October 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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rcfp.org
Covering a No Kings rally this weekend?

Review @rcfp.org's legal guide that explains how to stay safe and avoid arrest while reporting on protests: rcfp.org/resources/po...

It's also available as a concise tip-sheet: www.rcfp.org/wp-content/u...
Police, Protesters, and the Press | The Reporters Committee
This guide helps journalists understand their rights and avoid arrest when reporting at protests by summarizing the legal landscape.
rcfp.org
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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rcfp.org
Last night's #RCFPAwards25 was an inspiring celebration of press freedom — and a reminder that there are champions of the First Amendment fighting for the public's right to know at a time when America's free press is under attack.

Our thanks to everyone who supported the event.
RCFP President Bruce D. Brown speaking on stage at a podium with a green banner behind him reading Freedom of the Press Awards 2025. 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards honorees pose with their awards statues. From left: Brad Kutrow, Bob Cohn, Amanda Bennett, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Terry Baquet. Attendees sit at tables during the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards. 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards statues, clear glass obelisks, sit on a table bathed in blue light.
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Just 8 days left to apply for a full-time staff attorney role at RCFP! Come litigate things with our amazing team:
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October 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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ronanfarrow.bsky.social
The Pentagon is ordering journalists to sign a gag pledge—even with respect to gathering unclassified information. Here are the facts.
#Pentagon #Journalism #FreeSpeech #FirstAmendment #Democracy #BreakingNews #NewsExplained
October 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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anthonymkreis.bsky.social
The William Calley Most Improved Award
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 30
Hegseth: "You should not pay for an earnest mistake for your entire career. That's why today, at my direction, we're making changes to the retention of adverse information on personnel records."
September 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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rcfp.org
@rcfp.org Steering Committee member @postbaron.bsky.social joined @nprfreshair.bsky.social to discuss the First Amendment implications surrounding Jimmy Kimmel’s brief suspension and the Trump administration's threats to free speech.

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Examining Kimmel's brief suspension and Trump's threats to free speech
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is back, but New York Times reporter Adam Liptak and former Washington Post editor Marty Baron say the Trump administration is using federal power to control speech and the press.
www.npr.org
September 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
youngchris.bsky.social
"An escalator can never break: It can only become stairs. You should never see an 'Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order' sign, just 'Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.'" — Mitch Hedberg, RIP www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/w...
Escalator Malfunction at U.N. Sets Off Conspiracy Theories
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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rcfp.org
@rcfp.org is pushing back against a new Trump administration policy that threatens to revoke press passes from journalists covering the Pentagon if they attempt to report info that officials haven’t pre-approved for release.

Read more: https://www.rcfp.org/pentagon-press-restrictions-statement/
Reporters Committee Vice President of Policy Gabe Rottman said: “In its current form, this dangerous new policy could be wielded to silence independent reporting in the public interest about the Pentagon and our national defense. At the most basic level, the First Amendment means that the government doesn’t get to decide what information a journalist can or can’t publish.”
September 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
Okay, this lede from the NY Times coverage of Trump's dinner out is pretty great.
President Trump ventured one-tenth of a mile beyond the gates of the White House for dinner on Tuesday night, only to be met almost immediately by protesters who called him “the Hitler of our time.”
September 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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esqueer.net
This is genocidal rhetoric calling people cockroaches. This is exactly the language used in the Rwandan genocide.
Alt text: A screenshot of a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) dated August 21, 2025, at 12:22 PM. The post reads: “President Trump is going out on patrol tonight in DC. Shock and awe. Force. We're taking our country back from these cockroaches. Just the start.” Below is an embedded post by Todd Starnes (@toddstarnes) from 2 hours earlier, stating: “JUST IN: President Trump tells me that he's going out on patrol tonight with DC law enforcement and the military. Listen to my full interview with the president at 12P ET on The Todd Starnes Show…” The post has 171.1K views.
August 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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kwcollins.bsky.social
They can’t find people to take the kidnapping-hardworking-moms-and-dads-off-the-street-corner jobs, even with the offer of a $50k bonus and the opportunity to dress like a member of a drug cartel.
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 20
BREAKING — Dept. of Defense civilian employees all received an email a short while ago offering them the opportunity to support ICE and CBP “as they fulfill the President's intent to ensure a safe and orderly immigration system.”

Full text of email and attached memo from Sec. Def. Pete Hegseth:
Subject: Department of Defense (DoD) Support to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) - Southern Border/Internal Immigration Enforcement Activities FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES Per the attached, the Secretary of Defense has authorized DoD civilian employees to participate in details to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to contribute to its operations along the Southern Border and its internal immigration enforcement activities. Selected Department employees will have a chance to offer critical support to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as they fulfill the President's intent to ensure a safe and orderly immigration system. Applications for details will be accepted at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/842956200. The process is as follows: 1. Apply at https://www.usajobs.gov/job/842956200. 2. DHS will review your application and documentation 3. Once you have been vetted, DHS will coordinate with the appointed representative from your organization to obtain the necessary approval for your detail 4. Once approval has been obtained, DHS will coordinate a start date and contact you about next steps if you have been immediately selected. 5. If qualified and not immediately selected, you will be kept in the applicant pool to fill additional needs as they arise MEMORANDUM FOR SENIOR PENTAGON LEADERSHIP COMMANDERS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS DEFENSE AGENCY AND DOD FIELD ACTIVITY DIRECTORS SUBJECT: Detailing of Department of Defense Civilian Employees to Support the Department of Homeland Security In support of the President's priority of securing our borders, I am authorizing the detail of Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support its operations at the United States southern border and with internal immigration enforcement. Detail assignments may be either reimbursable or non-reimbursable. Non-reimbursable details are authorized where the expected benefit of a detail would be comparable to training or development programs that otherwise would be conducted at a DoD Component's expense. When determining whether a detail may be non-reimbursable under the above standard, DoD leaders should consider factors such as whether the tasks to be carried out by employees during the detail are of a similar nature to the tasks those employees execute in the course of their normal duties; whether the detail would otherwise enhance the skills and further develop the employees professionally: the duration of the contemplated detail for each employee, including the fact that the training and professional development value might diminish over time as the employee gains experience; and the impacts to the Department from the employee's absence. DoD supervisors and civilian employees shall comply with DHS procedures for deployment detail assignments, as appropriate. The Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, in coordination with DHS, will provide further guidance. Thank you for your continued support of the President's National Security priorities.
August 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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rcfp.org
With help from an @rcfp.org attorney, @whqr.bsky.social obtained school renovation records that officials for months tried to shield from public view.

It’s the latest example of how our work has made a difference for local NPR stations across the country.
With help from RCFP, WHQR unveils school renovation records
It’s the latest example of RCFP’s work on behalf of local public media outlets across the country.
www.rcfp.org
August 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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404media.co
The Department of Energy said it will close FOIA requests from last year unless the requester emails the agency to say they are still interested. Experts say it's an "attempt to close out as many FOIA requests as possible."

🔗 www.404media.co/trump-admini...
Trump Administration Outlines Plan to Throw Out an Agency's FOIA Requests En Masse
The Department of Energy said it will close FOIA requests from last year unless the requester emails the agency to say they are still interested. Experts say it's an "attempt to close out as many FOIA...
www.404media.co
August 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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rcfp.org
In light of President Trump deploying the National Guard in D.C., revisit a recent @rcfp.org analysis on why journalists should care about the military acting as domestic law enforcement and how it could impact newsgathering.
Why journalists should care about military involvement in domestic law enforcement
RCFP has received many questions regarding the implications for journalists of using the military for civilian law enforcement.
www.rcfp.org
August 13, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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peterbakernyt.bsky.social
The worst single-day crime spree in modern Washington history, of course, took place on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump issued no order to the National Guard to intervene -- Mike Pence did -- and later pardoned the perpetrators.
peterbakernyt.bsky.social Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Aug 11
Citing a nonexistent crime crisis, Trump plans to take over the Washington DC police and put troops in the streets of the nation's capital. Contrary to his claims, violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. @katierogersnyt.bsky.social Campbell Robertson Chris Cameron www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Here’s the latest.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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rcfp.org
NEW: A federal appeals court on Tuesday struck down Indiana’s police “buffer zone” law as unconstitutional, siding with arguments @rcfp.org attorneys made in a lawsuit on behalf of a news media coalition.
7th Circuit: Indiana’s police ‘buffer zone’ law is unconstitutional
The ruling is the latest victory RCFP attorneys have won on behalf of news outlets challenging the constitutionality of police buffer zone laws.
www.rcfp.org
August 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Just so’s we’re all clear, almost 3/4 of everything we buy from Europe is now 15% more expensive.
July 28, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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rcfp.org
🚨 DC followers, #pressfreedom fans, 1A supporters — tonight's the night!

Join us and @grassrootscomedy.bsky.social for the Comedy Show for Freedom of the Press, a night of stand-up and satire celebrating journalists and benefiting @rcfp.org!

Buy tix now: www.eventbrite.com/e/comedy-sho...
A newspaper style graphic promoting the Comedy Show for Freedom of the Press, with pictures of performers including Alex Pearlman, Madinah Wilson-Anton, Chris Blackwood, Bixby, Kasha Patel, and Cece Liz.
July 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
youngchris.bsky.social
This glitch in the @nytimes.com news quiz today prevented me from getting a perfect score. Devastating blow to my Friday.
July 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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rcfp.org
Congress's decision to claw back federal funding from America's public media broadcasters is a devastating blow to communities across the country.

@rcfp.org's full statement:
White text on a blue background with a statement from the Reporters Committee: Congress’s decision to claw back federal funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a devastating blow to local communities across the country who rely on NPR and PBS member stations to provide daily news coverage, public safety alerts, and many other kinds of valuable information. These gaps will be impossible to fill, harming millions of Americans.
July 18, 2025 at 3:54 PM
youngchris.bsky.social
PBS Passport is amazing. Highly recommend.
chrisbecker.bsky.social Chris Becker @chrisbecker.bsky.social · Jul 18
Also, sign up for PBS Passport! You pay what you want, money goes to your local station, and you get access to tons more great programming on-demand. help.pbs.org/support/solu...
July 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM