Liam Scott

20 hours ago | pressfreedomreport.substack.com | Liam Scott

Hello, and welcome to The Press Freedom Report. I’m Liam Scott, and today I have news on allegations that a detained VOA contributor in Azerbaijan was beaten and threatened with rape during an interrogation. Plus, news on student journalists, Saudi Arabia, Haiti and Italy, and the top press freedom headlines from the U.S. and around the world. The Press Freedom Report is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.

2 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Liam Scott

Share One afternoon in April, the staffers of The Minnesota Daily student newspaper gathered in a lecture hall for a meeting. The all-staff gathering focused on safety and privacy, according to Tyler Church, a reporter at the University of Minnesota student newspaper. Staffers discussed how to better protect the newspaper’s sources — and also how staffers could better protect themselves from potential retaliation over their work.

3 days ago | poynter.org | Liam Scott

One afternoon in April, the staffers of The Minnesota Daily student newspaper gathered in a lecture hall for a meeting. The all-staff gathering focused on safety and privacy, according to Tyler Church, a reporter at the University of Minnesota student newspaper. Staffers discussed how to better protect the newspaper’s sources — and also how staffers could better protect themselves from potential retaliation over their work.

3 days ago | poynter.org | Liam Scott

Liam Scott is an award-winning journalist who covered press freedom and disinformation for Voice of America from 2021 to 2025. He has also reported for outlets including Foreign Policy, Columbia Journalism Review, New Lines, and Coda Story, and he received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, where he served as executive editor of the student newspaper The Hoya.

3 days ago | editorandpublisher.com | Liam Scott

Posted Monday, May 12, 2025 10:00 am One afternoon in April, the staffers of The Minnesota Daily student newspaper gathered in a lecture hall for a meeting.