Freedom of the press
A man gets a throat swab for the COVID-19 test at a mobile coronavirus testing facility a residential area in Beijing, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022. With just over two weeks before the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, residents of the Chinese capital say they’re disappointed at not being able to attend events because of coronavirus restrictions that have seen parts of the city placed under lockdown. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Beijing residents disappointed Olympics will be closed event

Jan. 19, 2022 04:12 AM EST

Student activists wear masks with the colors of the pro-independence East Turkistan flag during a rally to protest the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. Dozens of students staged the rally demanding the cancellation of the Beijing Olympics over alleged human rights violations against Muslim Uyghur ethnic minority in China's region of Xinjiang. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Olympic athletes urged by activists not to criticize China

By Graham Dunbar Jan. 18, 2022 11:56 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

FILE - This June 8, 2021 photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Justices rule for student in 'cursing cheerleader' case

By Mark Sherman Jun. 23, 2021 12:07 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 10:10 AM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 1, 2021. Editorial: Diversity finds another enemy: The Florida Supreme Court In a...

Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking

By Brendan Farrington May. 27, 2021 04:55 PM EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses...

This undated family photo, shows Jamar Medor, of Fairfield, Conn., a student at Fairfield Warde High School. The arrest of a Connecticut high school student, who is white, accused of posting racist comments about Medor on social media, is being supported by civil rights advocates, but free speech groups are calling it an unusual move by police that raises First Amendment issues. Medor told WABC-TV that he and his family are still shocked by the posting, and he had never experienced racism in school before. He said he stayed home from school one day because he didn't feel comfortable. “I just had no words when I saw it. I was so confused,” he said. (Courtesy Judith Medor via AP)
Student's arrest for racist post sparks free speech debate

By Dave Collins May. 19, 2021 07:41 AM EDT

Christophe Deloire, head of RSF (Reporters without borders) stands in front of the 2021 map of press freedom in Paris, France, Tuesday April, 20, 2021. Reporters Without Borders says there has been a "dramatic deterioration" of press freedom since the pandemic tore across the world. Its new World Press Freedom Index evaluated the media in 180 countries and painted a stark picture. The group says in its annual report that 73% of nations have serious issues with media freedom. It says countries have used the pandemic "as grounds to block journalists' access to information, sources and reporting in the field." The media watchdog says it is particularly true for governments in Asia, the Mideast and Europe. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)
Watchdog: Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic

Apr. 20, 2021 12:07 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Nebraska

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Omaha World-Herald. April 16, 2021. Editorial: How we can be inspired off the court by Husker volleyball’s success ...

People enjoy the sunny weather, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. After months of nationwide anti-government protests over corruption, stalled reforms and a stagnating economy in the EU's poorest member state, Bulgarians are gearing up for a parliamentary election overshadowed by a deadly pandemic. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Virus pandemic overshadows Bulgarian parliamentary election

By Veselin Toshkov Apr. 02, 2021 04:37 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Mar. 31, 2021 08:19 AM EDT
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ March 31 The Palm Beach Post on the “anti-riot” bill...

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 03:56 PM EDT
Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: ___ March 24 The Index-Journal on South Carolina...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Mar. 24, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. March 17 2021. Editorial: New commission must find new ways to pay for Pennsylvania infrastructure needs ...

FILE - This undated family file photo shows Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw in Yangon, Myanmar. A court in Myanmar extended on Friday, March 12, 2021, the pretrial detention of an Associated Press journalist who was arrested while covering demonstrations against a coup. He is facing a charge that could send him to prison for three years. His next hearing will be on March 24.(Thein Zaw family via AP, File)
AP journalist, other media workers return to Myanmar court

Mar. 23, 2021 11:22 PM EDT

Roughly two dozen people gather to protest mask rules and other measures taken to slow the coronavirus pandemic and to show support for fellow protester and anti-government activist Ammon Bundy outside the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, Monday, March 15, 2021. Bundy was scheduled to stand trial on charges that he trespassed and obstructed officers at the Idaho Statehouse during a special legislative session last fall, but Magistrate Judge David Manweiler issued a warrant for Bundy's arrest after Bundy failed to appear in the courtroom. Bundy was arrested late Monday morning on a misdemeanor charge of failing to appear in court. (AP Photo/Rebecca Boone)
Ammon Bundy arrested after missing trial on trespass charge

By Rebecca Boone Mar. 15, 2021 04:15 PM EDT

FILE - This Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 file photo shows Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine looking on during a news conference at Toledo Express Airport in Swanton, Ohio. A year after the first coronavirus shutdowns, many U.S. states and cities are still struggling with a silent side effect: Public records have become harder to get. After months of repeated AP inquiries, DeWine's office on March 3, 2021, released just two documents from last spring — one from a hospital association proposing criteria for resuming elective procedures. (J.D. Pooley/Sentinel-Tribune via AP, File)
Governments delay access to public records during pandemic

By David A. Lieb Mar. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem gives an update on the coronavirus in South Dakota, at the Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Some of the nation's governors' offices routinely block access to public records to keep the public in the dark about key decisions involving the coronavirus pandemic. Noem's outspoken business-as-usual approach throughout the coronavirus pandemic has made her a darling of national conservatives and allowed her to hopscotch across the country as a fundraising force. (Abigail Dollins/The Argus Leader via AP, File)/The Argus Leader via AP)
Governors evade sunshine laws to keep records from public

By Stephen Groves Mar. 14, 2021 04:00 AM EDT

Myanmar police talk to people gathering outside the Kamayut court in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, March 12, 2021. A court in Myanmar is scheduled to hold a hearing on Friday for an Associated Press journalist detained while covering demonstrations against the military's seizure of power last month. He is facing a charge that could send him to prison for three years. (AP Photo)
Myanmar court extends detention of AP journalist

Mar. 12, 2021 08:09 AM EST

Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa, was dispersed by tear gas. Sahouri is set to stand trial on Monday, March 8, 2021, on misdemeanor charges, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from advocates for press freedom. (Photo courtesy Katie Akin via AP)
Reporter faces trial in case seen as attack on press rights

By Ryan J. Foley Mar. 05, 2021 11:13 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Feb. 24, 2021 01:55 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Feb. 24 Tampa Bay Times on a bill that would modify...