"Why anyone would think putting transparency on the chopping block is a good idea is beyond me." The Reporters Committee's Gunita Singh talked to NPR about the massive cuts to FOIA offices across the Department of Health and Human Services and how they undermine the public's right to know. (fb)

The Reporters Committee and the Committee to Protect Journalists are urging federal courts to block the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the federally funded agency that oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and other broadcasters. The briefs argue that allowing the Trump administration to unilaterally shutter USAGM broadcasters destroys their editorial independence — which is essential to their credibility, their mission, and the safety of their reporters. (fb)