SABEW has launched an important initiative through our First Amendment Committee. We’re looking to accomplish several things:

• Advocate for SABEW members and for the press (broadly defined). Too often, journalists are experiencing serious risks and threats, both externally and internally. The threats include verbal attacks and reduced access from government, violence abroad and continued disruption of news media business models.

• Explore training and events related to press freedom, transparency and access to data.

• Release public statements when appropriate.

Public statements and events

• SABEW celebrates World Press Freedom Day

• SABEW calls on public officials to improve dissemination of pandemic information

• SABEW calls for the extradition of the murderer of WSJ reporter Daniel Pearl

• SABEW calls on the President-elect to protect the First Amendment

• SABEW condemns the attacks on journalists during the insurrection at the Capitol

• SABEW calls on Chinese authorities for details about a detained member of Bloomberg News’ Beijing Bureau

• SABEW’s statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding President Trump’s financial records

• SABEW calls on the SBA and Treasury to publicly release PPP loan recipients

• SABEW stands in support of our colleagues and condemns violence against members of the media who are doing essential work in support of our constitutional democracy.

• SABEW urges the Trump Administration to rethink economic reporting policies

• SABEW supports World Press Freedom Day

• SABEW statement on data releases and coronavirus

• BLS delays implementation of the proposed changes to lock-up policy

• SABEW supports Sunshine week

• SABEW calls on the Trump administration to provide the public with timely, accurate information about the coronavirus

• SABEW calls on the Trump administration to share its rationale behind the change to the BLS lockups process

Read 2017-2019 First Amendment releases.

Business Wire news releases