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The Freedom of the Press Foundation has retained Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies to advocate in favor of The PRESS Act.
Passed unanimously in the Republican-controlled House, The Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying Act is opposed by incoming president Donald Trump. He has urged Republican Senators to “kill” the bill, which has been stalled in the Judiciary Committee.
The Foundation calls The PRESS Act the most important press freedom bill in modern history.
It would protect journalists from being forced to reveal confidential sources in federal courts, and extend the definition of “journalist” to include reporters from alternative outlets and freelancers.
Cozen O’Connor’s Madison Smith, a former aide to Texas Senator John Cornyn, is leading the campaign for The PRESS Act.
The Brooklyn-based Foundation was co-founded by Daniel Ellsberg, the whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, and John Perry Barlow, a one-time Grateful Dead lyricist and co-founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
