We won’t mince words—the next Trump administration poses a grave threat to press freedom. Over the next four years, journalists will be on the frontlines as they work to inform the public on matters ...

Our Election 2024 page highlights several RCFP resources that equip journalists with the legal knowledge they need to keep ...

RCFP and the Knight Institute argue that warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border violate the First and ...

Gabe Rottman leads the Reporters Committee's work to advance key policy priorities like the PRESS Act and the Department of Justice media guidelines. He's a practicing attorney with a focus on novel ...

The Colorado Court of Appeals allowed a school board to avoid paying a plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees despite violating the Open ...

From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 18. There are two broad types of… From the Summer 2011 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 18. There are two broad types of laws that ...

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...

From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. From the Fall 2004 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 21. Satire, caricature and parody are forms of art that rely on blurring the ...

Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to private facilities for newsgathering activities are not protected by… Journalists who lie on employment applications to gain access to ...

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From the Spring 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 4. From the Spring 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 4. Over the past several months, the Orlando Sentinel weathered criticism ...

From the Winter 2003 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 10. From the Winter 2003 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 10. At first glance, the British photographer may have appeared as just ...