In the mid-1700s, Denis Diderot published his Encyclopédie in France, collecting the work of more than 140 authors to summarize the Enlightenment. It quickly landed on the Catholic Church's banned books list for including contrarian thoughts, and, at one point, his publisher preemptively censored some content without Diderot's knowledge. Around…
Over the past month, Freedom of the Press Foundation has received significant interest in newsrooms setting up SecureDrop. Our open source whistleblower submission system is already used around the globe by large media organizations, small nonprofit newsrooms, and everything in between. We’re excited to see more adoption of SecureDrop. To…
I recently completed my third year working on SecureDrop at the Freedom of the Press Foundation. Time flies when you're having fun; and not coincidentally, this is the longest I've ever held the same position at a job. In terms of numbers, by the end of 2024, I had made…
I am privileged to work for a non-profit organization, the Freedom of the Press Foundation, which allows me to work full-time on free and open-source software, namely SecureDrop. It also pays the bills and lets me spend me free time doing other stuff that's good for humanity, like contributing to…
If you work remotely on the web, you're probably getting comfortable with multiple video chat tools. At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we've published a high-level comparison of some common video chat applications, and many others maintain detailed comparison spreadsheets to help you compare dozens of tools. We also wanted…
Students in San Jose State University's journalism program discuss content for an upcoming issue. Student journalists have it pretty rough. Most try to balance passing a full load of classes with running around to get the latest scoop, often without being paid. Many programs are underfunded and, as we've previously…
