Journalist Town Hall on Authoritarianism & Defending the Free Press

Journalists rarely make themselves the story. Our job is to report what’s happening in our communities, interview sources, verify facts and hold power to account so the public can make informed decisions. But on Tuesday night, journalists from across the United States did something unusual: they told their own stories.

The national town hall, “Journalists Tell Their Own Stories: Authoritarianism and the Free Press,” brought together reporters, editors and media workers to speak directly about the rise of authoritarianism in the United States and the growing attacks on press freedom.

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Journalism organizations and media unions sponsor town hall on rising authoritarianism

WASHINGTON—Several journalism organizations and media unions announced a town hall about the rise of authoritarianism and the need to defend a free press set for 7 p.m. ET Tuesday, January 6, 2026. 

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DC Circuit Court overturns stay, orders restoration of funding to Radio Free Asia

Late last night, the full bench of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit lifted a stay that had blocked a preliminary injunction ordering the U.S. Agency for Global Media to distribute Congressionally mandated funds to grantees including Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and others. 

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Victory for Press Freedom and Workers: Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Protect the U.S. Agency for Global Media

April 22, 2025 

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction in Widakuswara v. Lake, affirming the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) was unlawfully shuttered by the administration, Acting Director Victor Morales and Special Adviser Kari Lake. The decision enshrines that USAGM must fulfill its legally required functions and protects the editorial independence of Voice of America (VOA) journalists and other federal media professionals within the agency and newsrooms that receive grants from the agency, such as Radio Free Asia and others. 

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