Celebrate student journalists on Student Press Freedom Day! Students at high schools & colleges are serving a vital role in keeping their communities informed. And while doing this important work, they face censorship and legal threats. @splc.org is proud to defend this work. #studentpressfreedomday

That halftime show is what people mean when they say "joy is an act of resistance."

Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?

Statement from Alex Pretti’s family. “Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man.”

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

A mom who wrote poems, a preschooler with a Spider-Man backpack , a nurse who cared for veterans — these are the people they’re afraid of.

NYT video analysis confirms victim’s gun was removed before he was shot. So he was unarmed. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/minneapolis-shooting-federal-agents-video.html

This is quite graphic, but clear again that this is murder. There is no moment any federal agent is any meaningful danger at all, let alone to justify deadly force. All of the force and violence at the scene — ALL OF THE VIOLENCE — is by the federal agents.

Walz: "You kill a man, and then you just leave? You're law enforcement -- you just leave? Is there a single case in American history where you just, like, walk away and say, 'I guess that just happened and we're not gonna clean up our mess?'"

I understand why the schools are doing it but is there a worse substitution than replacing "Snow Day" with "Pivot To Remote Learning?"

They pulled an elderly Hmong man out of his home in the Twin Cities in -18° weather wearing only shorts. That’s sick. This administration is dismantling civil rights, ignoring due process, and turning cruelty into policy. This isn’t law and order. It’s state-sanctioned abuse.

🚨 UPDATE: District Court denies the government's motion to dismiss. "The Court finds that Stanford Daily has sufficiently alleged that its mission has been frustrated by the Government’s threats of immigration enforcement, which has chilled student speech." www.courtlistener.com/docket/71038...

Do you feel overwhelmed? Tired? Exhausted with the constant news cycle? I want you to know: that's their goal. They want you checked out. They want you burnt out. I get it. I feel it. Take a break, but don't give up. When you give up, they win.

In 2025, censorship reports to SPLC's Legal Hotline were up 28% over 2024. As student journalists turn to us for help in telling their communities' stories, your financial support ensures we have the resources to answer their calls. Donate now to help us start 2026 strong: https://loom.ly/AJaJtpA

Student journalists need your support as they face immense legal challenges to their reporting. You can help them with a donation to @splc.org on this #GivingTuesday at splc.org/donate

As we head toward #GivingTuesday, free speech icon Mary Beth Tinker reminds us why SPLC is more important than ever. Your generous support will help us defend and advance the rights of student journalists in 2026. Give now: https://loom.ly/NZg-qlc

NPR has aired a story about turmoil regarding Indiana University's treatment of the Indiana Daily Student newspaper, and the lawsuit its adult advisor filed after the school fired him. The story on preserving free speech for student journalists spreads. https://loom.ly/Q_eRgcg

The Student Press Law Center's Gary Green spoke with @jaketapper.bsky.social @cnn.com last night about the ongoing student media censorship issues at Indiana University and how student journalism everywhere is under attack. youtu.be/ePWmW3NnHJ8

OBAMA: It's fair to say that 80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on who are afraid of death and insignificance, and they won't let go. They build pyramids, and they put their names on everything. They get very anxious about it.

I still am stunned, years later, that dozens of cops at Uvalde waited 77 minutes to kill the shooter while kids died. Has ANYONE been held accountable?

BREAKING: A federal judge in Florida tosses President Trump's $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.

BREAKING: "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" pulled indefinitely because of Charlie Kirk comments.

It’s a love story! Baby, she said yes! Superstar Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chief’s Travis Kelce are engaged. The pair shared photos on Instagram of their picture perfect engagement, surrounded by whimsical flowers in a Swiftie approved set up.

It's never been more important to protect student journalists. I see the critical role they play in defending these young voices and their First Amendment rights. @splc.org annual report showcases these efforts. You can check it out at splc.org/impact splc.org/donate #SupportStudentJournalists

#USA: RSF urges the Trump administration and the #Syrian government to work harder to locate and bring home American journalist Austin Tice. Despite promises, neither side has been transparent about what they know or what’s being done to find Tice, who was kidnapped near Damascus 13 years ago.

Student journalists are facing unprecedented challenges. We’re thrilled to share that @macfound.org has made a generous gift to support SPLC’s work defending their rights. Thank you for believing in the power of student journalism. #PressFreedom #StudentJournalism

Important details from this story: 1) Yet another news-break by student journalists (this time @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social) www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... 2) Harvard saying "see you in court," not "let's make a deal." 3) Per Garber, WH/MAGA leaked news of a "deal." NYT then ran with it.

What an elegant, compassionate, heartbreaking message. I am devastated for these two young people

The letter calls on Columbia and Barnard to cease their investigations, expunge the students’ records and respect the press. The letter also endorses the Spectator's requests that admins acknowledge the harm done, apologize and engage with student media. www.columbiaspectator.com/opinion/2025...

NEW: SPLC and 18 other organizations write to @columbiauniversity.bsky.social and @barnard-college.bsky.social expressing deep concern over their recent treatment of student journalists. Read the letter ➡️ splc.org/2025/05/coal...

President Trump tried to take control of the agency which passes federal funds to public media, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by firing three of its members. The CPB has filed suit: loom.ly/jRahKOg

Student journalists urgently need legal support as they face unprecedented threats. They are turning to @splc.org to help them navigate this challenging moment. You can support this work today, and all gift will be matched dollar for dollar up to $25,000. secure.givelively.org/donate/stude...

A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events: “The Constitution requires no less.”

⚠️ NEW: The nation's student media groups issue an unprecedented alert warning of threats to student speech and recommending student editors revisit their policies on takedowns and anonymity. Read the alert: splc.org/2025/04/stud...

Amid the Trump admin's crackdown on college protesters including Rümeysa Öztürk, who co-wrote an op-ed at Tufts and was detained by ICE, student journalists are grappling with how to to cover campus without censoring their work or endangering their peers. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/04/b...

The reports that a Tufts University student was detained possibly because of an op-ed she co-authored in the student newspaper is alarming. @splc.org and others are calling on officials to take immediate action to release this student and stand up for the First Amendment.

SPLC and 10 other press freedom groups today condemned the detention of a Tufts University student on the apparent basis of an op-ed she coauthored in the student newspaper. Read the letter ➡️ splc.org/2025/03/splc...

This is the message federal employees receive after trying to send in their mandatory “5 bullets” email about what they did this week:

As part of #SunshineWeek, three former Western Washington journalists reflect on winning their multi-year battle for public records. Now they're using the settlement to support future investigative student journalism. splc.org/2025/03/winn...

🚨 BREAKING: Nine months after student journalist Dilan Gohill was arrested while covering a protest at Stanford, prosecutors say they will not pursue felony charges against him: splc.org/2025/03/da-d...

Today is #StudentPressFreedom Day! Student journalists are covering important stories and in many cases are the only local news source for their community. @splc.org and others are advocating for the protection of their First Amendment rights. See how you can help at studentpressfreedom.org/50ways

Our friends at @uspresstracker.bsky.social report that 2024 was a record year for students' press freedom violations noted by the Tracker. An important #StudentPressFreedom Day thread: 🧵

The WHCA responds: "This move tears at the independence of a free press in the United States. It suggests the government will choose the journalists who cover the president. In a free country, leaders must not be able to choose their own press corps."

The @AP sues over White House punishment for not using Trump's preferred name for the Gulf of Mexico: "This targeted attack on the AP’s editorial independence and ability to gather and report the news strikes at the very core of the First Amendment." apnews.com/article/ap-l...

🚨 TODAY: Join us to hear directly from student editors about the state of college press freedom! Register here ➡️ us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Featuring editors from The Dartmouth, Retrograde News (UT Dallas), Daily Trojan (USC) and moderated by Emily Bloch, president of @spj-posts.bsky.social.

The flying public needs answers. How many FAA personnel were just fired? What positions? And why?

WH Correspondents Association backs up AP: "This is a textbook violation of not only the First Amendment, but the president's own executive order on freedom of speech and ending federal censorship. We again call on the White House to immediately reverse course and restore access to AP journalists."

#StudentPressFreedom Day is just two weeks away on Feb. 27! Whether you plan to celebrate the day by educating yourself or others, or taking steps to expand students' free press rights, we have resources to help. 🧵⤵️

This is a flat-out, clear-cut violation of the First Amendment.

“.. not only unprofessional, unpresidential, inconsiderate of the status of this investigation, but frankly.. unhinged ..” @mediaitenews.bsky.social www.mediaite.com/news/cnn-avi...