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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A media coalition led by RCFP is supporting ProPublica’s lawsuit against the Navy over its refusal to provide access to ...

Anti-SLAPP laws provide defendants a way to quickly dismiss meritless lawsuits — known as SLAPPs or strategic lawsuits against public participation — filed against them for exercising speech, press, ...

From the Winter 2003 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 23. From the Winter 2003 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 23. Journalists covering courtroom trials may attempt to interview jurors ...

The Local Legal Initiative provides local news organizations with the direct legal services they need to pursue enterprise and investigative stories in their communities. Reporters Committee attorneys ...

Media coalitions represented by RCFP attorneys have now successfully challenged police “buffer zone” laws in Louisiana and Indiana.

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 ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has published a new tipsheet to help journalists access public records while reporting on immigration and deportation. The Reporters Committee’s ...

President Donald Trump has nominated the former Florida attorney general to serve as the next U.S. attorney general.

In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be instantly distributed across the Internet’s many blogs and… In today’s digital age, the content from recent news reports can be ...