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AccessFest 2025 - Investigative Reporters & Editors

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in writing about immigration arrests/deportations in your community? Join FAC’s Paloma Esquivel and journalists @wendyfry.bsky.social @jicastaneda.bsky.social & Jill Castellano at AccessFest for tips on covering immigration enforcement at the state/local level.

IRE's virtual conference, AccessFest, is October 9-11, 2025. Join us for training and learn how to be a better watchdog journalist!

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 1d

Journalists, don't miss three great opportunities this month to learn from FAC's experts about covering protests and immigration enforcement. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/ca...

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 2d

FAC is thrilled to announce @wafa.bsky.social of the Omidyar Network has joined FAC's board of directors! firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/om...

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 6d

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 6d

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The LA Reporter, Issue 3: 'It's déjà vu all over again.'

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 6d

Here's hoping "the fifth or sixth time is the charm" when it comes to the LAPD respecting journalists' rights at protests. FAC's David Snyder talked to @thelareporter.bsky.social about the win for reporters in our case against LA. thelareporter.la/p/the-la-rep...

News from an LA Reporter. This week, that includes a win for journalists attacked by LAPD while covering protests, and LA leaders telling the charter reform commission they no longer want to get…

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AccessFest 2025 - Investigative Reporters & Editors

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 8d

Interested in writing about immigration arrests/deportations in your community? Join FAC’s Paloma Esquivel and journalists @wendyfry.bsky.social @jicastaneda.bsky.social & Jill Castellano at AccessFest for tips on covering immigration enforcement at the state/local level.

IRE's virtual conference, AccessFest, is October 9-11, 2025. Join us for training and learn how to be a better watchdog journalist!

U.S. Department of Defense requires press to report only on authorized information

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 9d

There is no “more plain violation of the First Amendment” than Defense Secretary Pete Hegeseth's new Pentagon media policy, FAC Executive Director David Snyder tells USC Annenberg Media. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/09/26/u...

A Department of Defense memo released last week sparked concerns for free speech for journalists and its implications for news coverage regarding the government.

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 12d

There have been more than 100 fatal police shootings in California this year. Now, reporters have a step-by-step guide on how to cover them. #journalists firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/yo...

Your Detailed Guide to Covering Police Shootings

A guide designed to help reporters use state transparency law to inform in-depth coverage of police shootings

AccessFest 2025 schedule | October 9-11, 2025 | Online

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 13d

Check out full details about our panel.
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Welcome to the #AccessFest25 conference schedule!

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 13d

Reporters: Writing about immigration arrests/deportations in your community? Join FAC’s Paloma Esquivel & journalists @wendyfry.bsky.social @jicastaneda.bsky.social & Jill Castellano at AccessFest for tips on covering immigration enforcement at the state/local level.
www.ire.org/training/con...

AccessFest 2025 - Investigative Reporters & Editors

IRE's virtual conference, AccessFest, is October 9-11, 2025. Join us for training and learn how to be a better watchdog journalist!

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 14d

David says: "[T]his administration has been transparent that it will retaliate against critics...It will retaliate against anyone who opposes this regime That is not democracy. That is authoritarianism waiting to happen."

The state of free speech in 2025

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 14d

FAC Legal Director @davidloy.bsky.social joined Jade Hindmon and Ric Epps for a discussion about free speech on @kpbssandiego.bsky.social. Listen in as they discuss the #JimmyKimmel suspension, consolidation of media ownership, censorship of law firms, and more. ⬇️ www.kpbs.org/podcasts/kpb...

As free speech dominates national headlines, we sit down with local scholars to discuss how recent FCC moves could impact broadcasters here in San Diego. Plus, how national politics are impacting the…

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 14d

¡Atención, periodistas! Hoy publicamos una guía para los reporteros que cubren la aplicación de las leyes de inmigración en California. Ofrecemos consejos sobre cómo acceder a los registros públicos, las cortes y los centros de detención. firstamendmentcoalition.org/handbook/gui...

Guía para periodistas: Aplicación de las leyes de inmigración

Esta guía está diseñada para ayudar a los periodistas que cubren la inmigración en California a comprender el acceso a los registros públicos estatales y locales, las cortes de inmigración y los…

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 15d

Stripping down to a bikini at a school board meeting is certainly an unconventional way to make your point, but we disagree that qualifies as a "disruption" under the Brown Act. 👙 www.sacbee.com/news/local/e...

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AccessFest 2025 - Investigative Reporters & Editors

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 15d

Reporters: Writing about immigration arrests/deportations in your community? Join FAC’s Paloma Esquivel & journalists @wendyfry.bsky.social @jicastaneda.bsky.social & Jill Castellano at AccessFest for tips on covering immigration enforcement at the state/local level. www.ire.org/training/con...

IRE's virtual conference, AccessFest, is October 9-11, 2025. Join us for training and learn how to be a better watchdog journalist!

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 16d

Public records belong to the public. Your tax dollars pay for government and you have the right to see what the government is doing. To learn more about the California Public Records Act, download our handbook. firstamendmentcoalition.org/handbook/cal...

US appeals court orders deportation of Atlanta journalist detained by Ice

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 19d

Mario Guevara is here legally and is not facing any criminal charges.

He is being thrown out of the country for nothing but reporting news.

Mario Guevara faces imminent removal from US as his attorney files emergency petition

www.theguardian.com

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 19d

Government transparency is not optional. That's why FAC fights every day to ensure access to public records and open meetings. If you have questions about First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press, please contact our legal hotline. bit.ly/FACLegalHotl...

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 20d

The FCC is not the editor of America's broadcast speech, and to suggest otherwise casts an intolerable chill over free expression in this country.

If you have questions about the FCC and free speech, please contact our legal hotline. firstamendmentcoalition.org/legal-hotline/

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 20d

The FCC has no power to arbitrarily silence what a late-night talk show host says

Brendan Carr’s (Chair of the FCC ) suggestion otherwise is part of an alarming pattern of the government threatening sanctions for speech clearly protected under the First Amendment.

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First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 20d

Our democracy relies on a free press. When journalists are silenced or threatened, democracy suffers. If you have questions about First Amendment protections for freedom of speech and freedom of the press, please reach out via our legal hotline.
firstamendmentcoalition.org/legal-hotline/

Your Detailed Guide to Covering Police Shootings

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 21d

The First Amendment protects your right to document public officials in public spaces. If you have questions about your First Amendment protections for freedom of speech, please contact our legal hotline. firstamendmentcoalition.org/legal-hotline/

First Amendment Coalition @facoalition.bsky.social · 22d

Our new guide to covering police shootings in California has dozens of reporting tips, as well as links to a host of resources.

The guide's author, Thadeus Greenson, will answer journalists' questions about the guide in a virtual Q&A on 9/17 at 1pm PT. firstamendmentcoalition.org/news/post/yo...

A guide designed to help reporters use state transparency law to inform in-depth coverage of police shootings