As a founding board member of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the United States (though in the interest of trasparency, I stepped down to lead editorial operations for our org), I am so proud to join you in this fight and to have shared this with our audience.

A deplorable decision but absolutely part of a wider plan to crush dissent. The administration and its surrogates are already limiting access to Pentagon info—the safety of journalists will take a hit. There is no presumption of innocence and no respect for the work they do in this environment.

Straight-up. The disinformation machine is in full swing to justify the wider implementation of a police state. The Trump regime is just pushing, pushing, pushing to see who will take the bait.

This is precisely what is happening and what anyone who paid attention for the last decade knew would happen. I came very close to getting arrested by ICE myself and took matters into my own hands and left swiftly. It's horrific watching all this from abroad, albeit from a safe place.

Considering I fled them myself... I couldn't agree more. Horrific what's going on, all of it. And even more sickening to watch what's happening from abroad.

Abundantly clear to anyone who's paid attention to this saga from the beginning... to say nothing of the last decade. How depressing to see this all coming to fruition but I'm glad organizations like yours and CPJ and RSF (and mine, AFPC-USA) are leading the fight.

This self-censorship undermines the press’ role in providing an accurate portrayal of current events and weakens the democratic function of a free press. Ensuring press freedom means upholding journalists' rights to report without fear of retribution or undue influence.

The impact on journalists’ safety goes beyond individual well-being; it affects the very fabric of press freedom. When journalists feel intimidated or fear for their safety, they may avoid covering certain stories or censor their work to avoid backlash.

This is precisely why being a student of history is so important. Those of us who've paid attention clearly see that this won't end well won't for them. It never does. Bravo to your team for your excellent work as advocates. The Association of Foreign Press Correspondents stands with you.

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