Special Analysis

It’s hard to overstate the significance of the Justice Department’s revised news media guidelines.

The story of 2020’s impact on press freedom was still being written last year, writes RCFP Staff Attorney Grayson Clary.

According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 2022 saw five court-ordered prior restraints on journalism.

2022, you could say, was a return to normal. At least what was considered normal before the peak in 2020.

If passed, the bills would significantly harm journalism in Florida.

Records RCFP obtained show what can happen when federal law enforcement agencies lack clear rules to protect press freedom.

On World Press Freedom Day, RCFP launched a four-part newsletter series analyzing press freedom violations documented in 2021.

Judge Jackson authored dozens of FOIA-related opinions while serving on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The court's ruling sets a high bar for the government to withhold records under FOIA's “deliberative process” privilege.

The fourth annual report reveals the startling extent of police violence against journalists during a year of protest.