Dissenter Update: October 6, 2025
In this exclusive episode for "Dissenter Update" subscribers, host Kevin Gosztola reflects on the deportation of Mario Guevara—and more| The Dissenter
Indiana University Media School administrators shut down printing of the school’s student newspaper after firing the newspaper’s chief adviser| The Dissenter
Reporters assigned to the Pentagon should proudly hand in their badges. They'r not security threats, and they should not be propagandists either| The Dissenter
Nearly all media organizations refused to sign the Pentagon's censorship policy| The Dissenter
In Chicago, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a temporary restraining order to protect journalists and protesters from attacks by federal agents.| The Dissenter
In Chicago, media organizations, journalists, clergy, and citizens sued Trump officials for violating their rights outside Broadview ICE facility| The Dissenter
In this exclusive episode for "Dissenter Update" subscribers, host Kevin Gosztola reflects on the deportation of Mario Guevara—and more| The Dissenter
President Trump's administration deported journalist Mario Guevara to El Salvador after holding him in ICE detention for more than 100 days| The Dissenter
Two civil rights attorneys at the United States Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) were fired after blowing the whistle| The Dissenter
Chicago journalist Steve Held, the co-founder of Unraveled Press, was allegedly targeted and detained by federal agents in Broadview, Illinois.| The Dissenter
Moviegoers in the United States were primed for a film like “Three Days of the Condor" when it was released in 1975.| The Dissenter
In a victory for the First Amendment, U.S. Judge Kathryn Mizelle dismissed federal wiretapping charges against journalist Timothy Burke| The Dissenter
Five whistleblowers from HUD sued the Trump administration for restricting their ability to enforce the law against fair housing discrimination| The Dissenter
Journalist Mario Guevara faces imminent deportation from the United States unless a federal court intervenes| The Dissenter
Pentagon will revoke access for any reporters who publish information that Secretary Pete Hegseth has not approved for release| The Dissenter
Adam Rose, who is the press rights chair for the Los Angeles Press Club, discusses court victories against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and the LAPD| The Dissenter
The end of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a major GOP victory and potentially the death of the idea of public funding for media| The Dissenter
While granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a limited appeal against extradition, the US government was encouraged by the UK High Court to submit "assurances" that could prevent further proceedings.| The Dissenter
Daniel Hale's case was part of a continuation of the U.S. government's war on whistleblowers under President Joe Biden| The Dissenter
The lead U.S. prosecutor in the case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange raised the idea that the U.S. may argue Assange has no First Amendment rights.| The Dissenter
To extradite Assange would undermine his right to life and right to be free from inhuman treatment, his legal team argues| The Dissenter
