The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) promotes press freedom worldwide. We defend the right of journalists, without regard to their political ideology, to report the news safely and without fear of reprisal. We protect the rights of all people to have access to diverse and independent sources of information. Founded in 1981 as an independent, nonprofit organization, we have helped win the early release of imprisoned journalists, secure convictions in journalist murders, and enable positive legal reform in countries where the climate for free expression has deteriorated.