The Right To Know @UTRightToKnow
News about the First Amendment, the free press, public records, open meetings, FOIA, GRAMA, government transparency and the public’s right to know. Joined January 2019-
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Latest from @DennisDraughon "The FCC takes the hard way on broadcast speech" wral.com/22168080/ #Trump #FCC #BrendanCarr #JimmyKimmel
SPJ condemns Pentagon's unconstitutional restrictions on reporters. Join us in unified opposition and resist this latest attempt to muzzle the press and deny the American people the transparency and accountability they deserve. spj.org/spj-condemns-p…
Trump told to refile New York Times lawsuit judge dismissed as too wordy trib.al/WsXyvZh
First Amendment attorney here. They are 100% allowed to do that.
First Amendment attorney here. They are 100% allowed to do that.
SPJ has joined a coalition of press freedom, civil liberties organizations and journalism educators in a letter urging officials in Kenton County, Kentucky, to drop the charges pending against journalists Madeline Fening and Lucas Griffith. 🔗Read more: spj.org/spj-coalition-…
This is the "tax credit for employing journalists" that we've been pushing for. Exciting to see it kick in -- with benefits going to 120 local newsrooms! localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/08/… Thank you @SenStadelman
Google’s ad tech monopoly has stripped local newsrooms of vital ad revenue, forcing scaled-back coverage or closures. The result: communities lose watchdog reporting, government coverage, and civic engagement. The DOJ must impose stronger remedies. rebuildlocalnews.org/letter-to-the-…
Public radio's been through it this year, so let's have some fun. We want you to design a hoodie that captures the KUER vibe. Extra points if you work in our 65th anniversary. You've got until midnight on Aug. 24 to submit your design: buff.ly/Jk0Cu4K
Journalists at VOA and its sister networks often come from authoritarian countries and are driven by our mission to broadcast accurate and objective news to the most censored countries in the world. It is a job that comes with personal risk, including imprisonment. #SaveVOA
Journalists at VOA and its sister networks often come from authoritarian countries and are driven by our mission to broadcast accurate and objective news to the most censored countries in the world. It is a job that comes with personal risk, including imprisonment. #SaveVOA
Well, that’s a relief: federal judge rules Los Angeles police can't shoot rubber bullets at journalists politico.com/news/2025/07/1…
.@Poynter: “Lawsuits after ICE raids and No Kings march say officers targeted reporters, raising alarms about press freedom even in states with strong protections.” poynter.org/business-work/…
SPJ has published a resource page with safety tips, legal info and reporting guidance for journalists covering protests. As protests continue to shape narratives nationwide, journalists play a crucial role in delivering accurate and impactful stories. 🔗 spj.org/resources-for-…
The deadline to submit entries in the Utah SPJ Headliners contest is Friday, April 18, at 11:59 p.m. Work published or aired in 2024 is eligible. Go to contest.utahspj.com/frequently-ask… to review contest categories and rules, create an entrant account and start submitting your best work.
SPJ is bestowing its Ethics in Journalism Award on @AP for refusing to allow the White House to dictate its coverage while continuing to produce accurate and ethical reporting of the Trump administration: spj.org/the-associated… #SPJEthicsWeek
Thank you @PressClubDC for supporting and standing with VOA journalists #savevoa
SignalGate has gotten lots of attention. But an important point is being lost. A strong argument can be made that the chat is a presidential record. This would be the clearest proof yet that the White House isn’t appropriately saving its records (again). freedom.press/the-classified…
The attack on @PBS and NPR is an attack on journalism. The administration is just going after them first because public funding makes them the low-hanging fruit. We're proud to partner on this letter with @pressfreedom and @RSF_en. cpj.org/2025/03/cpj-fp…
Local news is dying, and often the only lifeline to news in small communities is public broadcasting. But now NPR and PBS are being criticized for partisanship. An important letter from @pressfreedom, @FreedomofPress, and @RSFUSA call on Congress to support public broadcasting.
Local news is dying, and often the only lifeline to news in small communities is public broadcasting. But now NPR and PBS are being criticized for partisanship. An important letter from @pressfreedom, @FreedomofPress, and @RSFUSA call on Congress to support public broadcasting.
The @rcfp has published a new tipsheet to help journalists access public records while reporting on immigration and deportation. Available in both English and Spanish: rcfp.org/immigration-re…
“This is the first time in its more than 80 years of operations that VOA has gone dark, and that makes this a dark moment in the history of press freedom,” said SPJ President @emdrums on the dismantling @VOANews. Read the full statement: spj.org/spj-opposes-sh…
M Green @MMGreen1949
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Jason Buch @jlbuch
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Rocky Anderson @RockyAnderson
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David Fox @davidpetefox
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Ken Paulson @kenpaulson1
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784 Followers 411 Following The Globe publishes student voices and views for the @SaltLakeCC community.
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
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CI D OH @Baganne_cidoh
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Aaron Welcher @AaronRWelcher
265 Followers 687 Following Comms Director•@ACLUUtah•Hoosier Utahn. Media relations & advocate for the press. Free speech is an inalienable right—my online speech≠support by my employer.
Ed Kociela @EdKociela
343 Followers 450 Following #EdKociela is the author of @plygs, #plyg2, @ItRocked: Recollections of a Reclusive Rock Critic, and #playwright of #Downwinders.
Roy Burton @RoyBurton
685 Followers 2K Following "More connects us than separates us." Mild-mannered news guy by day — you know the rest of the story.
Utah JPEC @UtahJPEC
300 Followers 453 Following Utah's Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission conducts multi-faceted evaluations of all Utah judges and provides that performance information to voters.
Odo Danny @odo_danny
710 Followers 5K Following NUTRITIONIST - Makerere University _Kampala. Passionate about Agriculture, Food security, nutrition& health,
Charlotte Fife-J. @fifejepp
190 Followers 367 Following Founder of The West View newspaper, piano teacher and mother. I love coffee, music, connecting with genuine people, and finding beauty in unexpected places.
Colorado Freedom of I... @CoFOIC
4K Followers 3K Following Nonpartisan alliance of journalists, supporters of government transparency. Promotes understanding and use of Colorado's open-government laws. ED @jaroberts1908
Clayton Simms Law @SLCrimeDefense
1K Followers 2K Following Salt Lake City Criminal Defense Attorney Clayton Simms. Hobby: Not Guilty Verdicts.
Nate Carlisle @natecarlisle
4K Followers 2K Following Reporter at new investigative unit at @FOX13, an @EWSCRIPPSCO station. Teach investigative reporting at #UofU. Formerly @SLTRIB. Tips: [email protected]
National Freedom of I... @NFOIC
3K Followers 1K Following 🏛🔎Non-partisan alliance of state #opengov & #FOI orgs promoting #access & #transparency in state & local public government
jessicajerreat @JessicaJerreat
3K Followers 3K Following Press Freedom Editor overseeing VOA's award-winning media freedom coverage. International news, free expression, human rights and more. All views my own.
Judy Fahys @judyfutah
2K Followers 2K Following Journalist and alum of Inside Climate News, NPR Utah/KUER and SL Trib, covering environment, energy and climate change. Reach me at judyfahys {at} gmail.
Kate Groetzinger @kgroetzi
2K Followers 2K Following Communications for @wstrnpriorities. Former: @KUER southeast Utah reporter and @report4america corps member. Views my own. Email: [email protected]
Tony Semerad @TonySemerad
1K Followers 3K Following Reporter@The Salt Lake Tribune | Tips: [email protected]
DG Hernandez @DebGH
1K Followers 3K Following Just me here. New adventures ongoing out there, but still rooting for free press and open govt here on Earth.
Emily Means @Em_Means13
2K Followers 1K Following Lead producer @CityCastSLC. Previously @KUER, @KPCWRadio, @kcpw & @KRCLradio. Loves SLC, coffee shops & cats. she/her.
Sonja Hutson @SonjaHutson
2K Followers 2K Following audio producer and fill-in host @ft • proud @FTUSGuild member • past lives: @kqednews @kuer • @ucberkeley grad • fiat lux ✨
Julie @JulieGammack
2K Followers 5K Following https://t.co/EjhReA7rbn.Current Substack Columnist. [email protected]…Okoboji Writers’ Retreat and Founding member, Iowa Writers’ Collaborative.
llisa bertola @llisaangel48
1 Followers 56 Following im about honesty,freedom,family,thetruthwillsetyoufree!!!!true patriot
Delfina Cuglievan @Delfi_CW
32 Followers 188 Following
Joseph Davis @FOIWatchDog
459 Followers 1K Following Independent journalist working on Freedom of Information issues for 2 decades. Tweets about FOI, free press, privacy, etc.
Zak 🦦 Podmore @zak_podmore
3K Followers 969 Following Water, labor, outdoors / Author of LIFE AFTER DEAD POOL and CONFLUENCE from @TorreyHouse / Past: @sltrib, Canoe & Kayak mag
First Amendment Coali... @FACoalition
5K Followers 4K Following Fighting for free speech, a free press, and the public’s right to know. Inquiries: [email protected]. On Bluesky: @facoalition.bsky.social
Michael Wiggs @Michael4u42
81 Followers 2K Following
Courtney Tanner @CourtneyLTanner
6K Followers 4K Following Reporter @sltrib. Fan of bacon +Kevin Bacon. Feeling like a billy goat w/ all these trolls. Twins w/@ruthyjacobs. [email protected] #Utahfishing #SLCCutthroats
Free Syria Media Hub @Free_Media_Hub
226K Followers 203K Following Raising Awareness for Syria since 2011. 🇬🇧account also supporting 🇺🇦 since 2014 Help the work continue in 2025 @ https://t.co/1aJtvYHllr
Sheena McFarland @sheena5427
2K Followers 1K Following I run Public Affairs at Reed College in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I love Real Salt Lake, travel, and astronomy. My views are my own.
BlueprintGreece @BlueprintGreece
2K Followers 1K Following For whistleblowers, journalists, anti-SLAPP, anti-corruption, cybersecurity, digital rights. Affiliated with Blueprint for Free Speech International
Joseph Davis @Mayfly1
532 Followers 138 Following English Prof in 2nd Life as Journo, Parent https://t.co/jjjvoFldbA
Hanna @Hanna40717467
100 Followers 764 Following
Marcos Ortiz @tv_mortiz
2K Followers 197 Following Official twitter account for Marcos Ortiz, reporter for ABC 4 News (KTVX.)
UtahSPJ @UtahSPJ
879 Followers 350 Following The tweets of the Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Amanda Johnson @amandajinut
384 Followers 619 Following Living viciously. Loving bookishly. Awkwarding you so hard.
Tiff Moon @tiffisoutside
907 Followers 3K Following touchin rocks and dirt | a smidge too enthusiastic | sold my mattress for coffee money
Dennis Draughon @DennisDraughon
296 Followers 556 Following Editorial Cartoonist for Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc. & https://t.co/KzWax5lkS1
Paighten🆒Harkins @PaightenHarkins
4K Followers 3K Following @sltrib Changing Utah reporter. From Durant, OK, which claims to be home of the world’s largest peanut, although that’s untrue.
Vic Micolucci @VicMicolucci
12K Followers 3K Following Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Strategic Communications Executive. DJ. Believer. Fmr. Anchor/Reporter. *Personal page, views expressed are strictly my own.*
Rebuild Local News @Rebuild_News
2K Followers 278 Following A coalition of locally-owned, community-based and nonprofit media organizations collectively representing 3,000 news organizations.
Alexie Zollinger @alexiewritesslc
49 Followers 43 Following associate producer KSL News Radio, Copy Editor Sunstroke Magazine, Contributing Writer SLUG Mag. People enthusiast. Opinions are my own.
OSCE media freedom @OSCE_RFoM
19K Followers 1K Following Official account of the @OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, world’s only intergovernmental media freedom watchdog. RT ≠ endorsement
FOIoklahoma @FOIoklahoma
2K Followers 398 Following FOI Oklahoma was founded to educate the public and officials about rights guaranteed by the state's open government laws.
Ken Paulson @kenpaulson1
3K Followers 2K Following Director, Free Speech Center; a former editor of @USATODAY. Songwriters TV show. Americana music at https://t.co/vzD4cNcTMJ @Mizzou @UIllinoisLaw
Roger McDonough @RogerMcDonough
454 Followers 1K Following Philanthropy Officer with @SaveGalapagos and aiding @ConGalapagos. Former public radio journalist.
The Globe @GlobeSLCC
784 Followers 411 Following The Globe publishes student voices and views for the @SaltLakeCC community.
Aaron Welcher @AaronRWelcher
265 Followers 687 Following Comms Director•@ACLUUtah•Hoosier Utahn. Media relations & advocate for the press. Free speech is an inalienable right—my online speech≠support by my employer.
First Amendment Watch @FirstAmendWatch
2K Followers 955 Following Project of New York University. We cover threats to the First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition.
Ed Kociela @EdKociela
343 Followers 450 Following #EdKociela is the author of @plygs, #plyg2, @ItRocked: Recollections of a Reclusive Rock Critic, and #playwright of #Downwinders.
Lindsay Whitehurst @lwhitehurst
4K Followers 2K Following Associated Press reporter covering the Supreme Court and beyond. Email me at [email protected].
International Center ... @ICFJ
115K Followers 2K Following The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) is a nonprofit that supports a global network of journalists. Follow @IJNet and @ICFJKnight. #ItTakesAJournalist
Colorado Freedom of I... @CoFOIC
4K Followers 3K Following Nonpartisan alliance of journalists, supporters of government transparency. Promotes understanding and use of Colorado's open-government laws. ED @jaroberts1908
Rebecca Aguilar (on B... @RebeccaAguilar
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John Shertzer @johnshertzer
839 Followers 643 Following Exec Dir of Medal of Honor Foundation.“How you frame your experiences in life is how you will live them.”
Idaho NewsGuild @IdahoNewsGuild
1K Followers 278 Following We are the journalists of the @IdahoStatesman, united to protect local journalism in Idaho and the Treasure Valley.
Kelly Cannon-O’Day @mskellycannon
1K Followers 903 Following Community Engagement Editor at @sltrib. Grad student at Gonzaga. UVU Alumna. Proud dog owner. #Sober. Feminist. Cross stitch enthusiast. ✨Favorite Aunt✨ She/Her
Brechner Freedom of I... @BrechnerFOI
992 Followers 939 Following The Brechner FOI Project's research and ideas provide the public with information needed for informed, participatory citizenship.
Marc Sternfield @msternfield
2K Followers 1K Following Director of Digital Content at L.A.’s Very Own @KTLA. Los Angeles, California. Previously: @fox13 @kdvr @9news
David Fox @davidpetefox
737 Followers 1K Following Reporter & podcast producer making Big Take @business • Past: Conviction @Gimletmedia, Sent Away (@KUER, @sltrib & @apmreports), @CBS, @NPR & @Radiolab • he/him
Kate Groetzinger @kgroetzi
2K Followers 2K Following Communications for @wstrnpriorities. Former: @KUER southeast Utah reporter and @report4america corps member. Views my own. Email: [email protected]
Katie Townsend @katie_townsend
3K Followers 688 Following media & first amendment lawyer * formerly @ reporters committee for freedom of the press (@rcfp) * @UF 🐊 & @UVALaw grad * @lakings fan 🦁🏒
Aaron Foley @aaronkfoley
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Sonja Hutson @SonjaHutson
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American Oversight @weareoversight
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Pew Research Center @pewresearch
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal
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Rachel Piper @RachelTachel
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Bubba Brown @BubbaBrownPR
550 Followers 397 Following Former journalist, now writing for @UofUOEH. Baseball enthusiast. Springsteen fanatic.
Courtney Tanner @CourtneyLTanner
6K Followers 4K Following Reporter @sltrib. Fan of bacon +Kevin Bacon. Feeling like a billy goat w/ all these trolls. Twins w/@ruthyjacobs. [email protected] #Utahfishing #SLCCutthroats
Frank LoMonte @FrankLoMonte
5K Followers 2K Following Professing about media law, government transparency, the First Amendment and open data. Founder of @activevoicesplc and https://t.co/buKOSeN1oB.
Sheena McFarland @sheena5427
2K Followers 1K Following I run Public Affairs at Reed College in beautiful Portland, Oregon. I love Real Salt Lake, travel, and astronomy. My views are my own.
BlueprintGreece @BlueprintGreece
2K Followers 1K Following For whistleblowers, journalists, anti-SLAPP, anti-corruption, cybersecurity, digital rights. Affiliated with Blueprint for Free Speech International
Clayton Simms Law @SLCrimeDefense
1K Followers 2K Following Salt Lake City Criminal Defense Attorney Clayton Simms. Hobby: Not Guilty Verdicts.
National Freedom of I... @NFOIC
3K Followers 1K Following 🏛🔎Non-partisan alliance of state #opengov & #FOI orgs promoting #access & #transparency in state & local public government
Tom Wharton @TribTomWharton
4K Followers 3K Following Tom Wharton is a semi retired outdoor and sports writer who worked at The Salt Lake Tribune for over 45 years.
Stephen Dark @stephenpdark
353 Followers 246 Following Brit freelance reporter on life in a salty city
One Free Press Coalit... @OneFreePress
2K Followers 81 Following More than 30 leading media organizations worldwide using our collective reach to stand up for journalists under attack for pursuing the truth. #OneFreePress
Kathleen Carroll @kathleencarrll
5K Followers 3K Following Cheering journalists everywhere. Current: Board of @montclairlocal. Former: Bunch of stuff. Fan of great storytelling, unoaked Chardonnay,
OGIS @FOIA_Ombuds
3K Followers 45 Following The federal FOIA Ombuds, housed @USNatArchives. Improving the FOIA process. Blog: https://t.co/87qTAgk3wV
Joseph Davis @FOIWatchDog
459 Followers 1K Following Independent journalist working on Freedom of Information issues for 2 decades. Tweets about FOI, free press, privacy, etc.
DG Hernandez @DebGH
1K Followers 3K Following Just me here. New adventures ongoing out there, but still rooting for free press and open govt here on Earth.
Zak 🦦 Podmore @zak_podmore
3K Followers 969 Following Water, labor, outdoors / Author of LIFE AFTER DEAD POOL and CONFLUENCE from @TorreyHouse / Past: @sltrib, Canoe & Kayak mag
UPI.com @UPI
51K Followers 640 Following United Press International (https://t.co/MM7mK34kz5) delivers breaking and other news from around the world. We've been in the news business since 1907.
Adam Klasfeld @KlasfeldReports
281K Followers 4K Following Editor-in-chief of @AllRiseNews. Fearless journalism about the law, your rights, and your powers to effect change in the Trump era.
Steven Waldman @stevenwaldman
7K Followers 4K Following Chair, Rebuild Local News Coalition (https://t.co/b4aykiRiU1), Co-founder @Report4America. Slowly moving from here to https://t.co/akaCkektyo
Nate Carlisle @natecarlisle
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