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    {
      "id": 8,
      "slug": "press-freedom-index-united-states",
      "title": "Where does the United States rank on the World Press Freedom Index?",
      "dek": "In RSF's 2026 World Press Freedom Index the United States ranks 64th of 180. Its rank by year since 2013, how the index works, and who ranks first.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:26:46Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:31:12Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 7,
      "slug": "is-it-legal-to-ban-reporters-from-the-white-house",
      "title": "Is it legal to ban reporters from the White House?",
      "dek": "What United States courts have held about barring reporters from the White House, from Sherrill v. Knight (1977) to the 2026 CNN, MS NOW and Politico case.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:26:41Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:31:06Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 6,
      "slug": "government-censorship-of-journalists",
      "title": "What is \"government censorship\" of journalists? Methods, examples and outcomes",
      "dek": "The methods governments use to restrict journalists, from prior restraint and licensing to shutdowns and prosecutions, with dated examples by country.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:26:32Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:30:57Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 5,
      "slug": "espionage-act-journalists",
      "title": "The Espionage Act and journalists: prosecutions, leak cases and the press",
      "dek": "How the United States Espionage Act of 1917 has been used against the press and journalists' sources, from The Masses to Julian Assange, with outcomes.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:26:24Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:30:49Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 4,
      "slug": "white-house-hard-pass",
      "title": "What is a White House hard pass?",
      "dek": "A hard pass is the standing credential that lets a reporter enter the White House without applying each day. Who issues it, how, and when it was revoked.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:21:29Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:31:32Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 3,
      "slug": "what-is-the-white-house-press-pool",
      "title": "What is the White House press pool?",
      "dek": "The White House press pool is the small rotating group of reporters who cover the US president in tight spaces. Who picks it, who pays, what changed.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:21:21Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:31:23Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 2,
      "slug": "sherrill-v-knight",
      "title": "Sherrill v. Knight: the 1977 ruling on White House press passes",
      "dek": "Sherrill v. Knight (D.C. Cir. 1977) held that a White House press pass may not be denied arbitrarily and requires notice, a reply and written reasons.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:21:14Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:31:16Z"
    },
    {
      "id": 1,
      "slug": "committee-to-protect-journalists",
      "title": "What is the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)?",
      "dek": "The Committee to Protect Journalists is a New York non-profit, founded in 1981, that documents journalists killed and jailed. Who runs it and who funds it.",
      "published_at": "2026-09-23T04:21:07Z",
      "updated_at": "2026-09-23T04:30:36Z"
    }
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