Recent News
Freedom of the Press Foundation releases its priorities and objectives for the next three years
Freedom of the Press Foundation releases its three-year Strategic Plan, outlining our mission, principles, and beliefs, as well as an overview of our priorities and objectives beginning in 2021.
An NYPD lie about journalist arrests shows why it must not control press credentials
A photojournalist and a documentary filmmaker were among 10 people violently arrested by NYPD officers on Sunday, undermining the department's denial that journalists were arrested.
Music industry forces widely used journalist tool offline
The popular free software project “youtube-dl” was removed from Github on Friday following a legal notice from the Recording Industry Association of America claiming it violates copyright law. The tool is widely used by journalists for various reporting purposes.
Projects
![SDLogo2019_FPFSite.png](http://web.archive.org./web/20201202211957im_/https://freedom.press/media/images/SDLogo2019_FPFSite.max-100x150.png)
SecureDrop
Through this widely used open source platform, we are enabling whistleblowers to communicate anonymously and securely with news organizations.
![pf tracker](http://web.archive.org./web/20201202211957im_/https://freedom.press/media/images/White_on_Dark.max-100x150.png)
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
We are systematically documenting press freedom violations in the United States. A partnership with the Committee to Protect Journalists and leading press freedom groups.
![Secure the News Logo](http://web.archive.org./web/20201202211957im_/https://freedom.press/media/images/logo.max-100x150.png)
Secure the News
To protect readers and journalists, we are tracking and promoting the adoption of HTTPS by news organizations.
![archivethenews.png](http://web.archive.org./web/20201202211957im_/https://freedom.press/media/images/archivethenews.max-100x150.png)
Archive the News
By archiving threatened outlets, we are preventing billionaires from deciding what news is fit to stay online.
![haven logo](http://web.archive.org./web/20201202211957im_/https://freedom.press/media/images/haven_logo.max-100x150.png)
Haven
An open source app that anyone can use to protect personal spaces and possessions using a smartphone. A partnership with the Guardian Project.
![FOIA Feed](http://web.archive.org./web/20201202211957im_/https://freedom.press/media/images/foiafeed.2e16d0ba.fill-100x100.jpg)
FOIA Feed
In order to make the public aware of its importance, we are highlighting news stories that are only possible thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.