Editing Civil Liberties Organizations (section)

==First Amendment Focus==
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<li>[https://knightcolumbia.org/ Knight First Amendment Institute]</li>
* ''defend the freedoms of speech and the press in the digital age through strategic litigation, research, policy advocacy, and public education''
* Based out of Columbia University
<li> [https://firstamendmentmuseum.org/ First Amendment Museum]</li>
* ''inspire all Americans to practice, preserve, and protect the First Amendment to the US. Constitution''
<li> [https://ncac.org/ National Coalition Against Censorship]</li>
* ''promote freedom of thought and inquiry and oppose censorship''
<li> [https://firstamendmentwatch.org/ First Amendment Watch at New York University]</li>
* ''document threats to the First Amendment freedoms of speech, press, assembly, and petition''
* SLAPP database
<li>[https://www.freedomforum.org/ Freedom Forum]</li>
* Educates on first amendment freedoms
* Funds some first amendment reporting
<li>[https://www.jou.ufl.edu/first-amendment-project/ Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project]</li>
* Files legal briefs, publishes articles, and provides speeches regarding first amendment rights
* Based out of University of Florida
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===Free Speech Focused===
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<li>Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ([https://www.thefire.org/ FIRE])</li>
* Supports general free speech rights through legal representation, commentary, and research
* Focus has historically been on free speech in academia
<li> [https://futurefreespeech.org/ The Future of Free Speech]</li>
* ''reaffirm freedom of expression as the bedrock of free and thriving societies through actionable research, empowering tools, and principled advocacy''
* Based at Vanderbilt University
<li> [https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/ Free Speech Center]</li>
* ''public policy center dedicated to building understanding of the five freedoms of the First Amendment through education, information and engagement''
* Based at Middle Tennessee State University
<li> American Library Association [https://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oif Office for Intellectual Freedom]</li>
* Educates ''librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries''
<li>[https://www.indexoncensorship.org/ Index On Censorship]</li>
* Inform, influence, and debate regarding free expression
* Publish magazine on free speech topics from around the world
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===Press and Journalism Focused===
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<li> [https://freedom.press/ Freedom of the Press Foundation] ([http://fpfjxcrmw437h6z2xl3w4czl55kvkmxpapg37bbopsafdu7q454byxid.onion/ Onion Site])</li>
* ''reporting on government secrecy, surveillance, and the rights of reporters and whistleblowers''
* Open source projects to protect journalists and their sources such as SecureDrop and DangerZone
* U.S. Press Freedom Tracker[https://pressfreedomtracker.us/] [http://pftvpxbg4jdvviyqbuxw26yo66t36t4uy64fa6bkgxre3wzqm3yrpqid.onion/ Onion Site]
<li>Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press ([https://www.rcfp.org/ RCFP])</li>
* Pro bono legal services organization for journalists and newsrooms in the U.S
<li>Reporters Without Borders ([https://rsf.org/en RSF])</li>
* ''Act for the freedom, pluralism and independence of journalism and defend those who embody these ideal''
* World Press Freedom Index
* ''field interventions, advocacy, and major initiatives to change the course of international law''
<li>[https://www.projectcensored.org/ Project Censored]</li>
*''promote critical media literacy, independent journalism, and democracy''
<li>[https://brechner.org/foi/ Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Project]</li>
* ''provides research, expertise and advocacy for journalists, policymakers and the general public in acquiring government information to foster an engaged and informed citizenry''
<li>[https://www.freepress.net/ Free Press]</li>
* Paraphrased ''research, advocacy, and activism for a more just media''

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