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Reporters Committee letter condemns arrest of journalist Josie Huang, calls for LA County Sheriff’s Department to drop obstruction charge
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies violently arrested the KPCC reporter while she was lawfully covering a protest on Sept. 12. -
Media lawyers in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Colorado join the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorneys
Paula Knudsen Burke, Ellen Osoinach, Rachael Johnson will provide pro bono legal support to journalists, news outlets in each state. -
July 2020 update for our supporters
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has taken action to address new… -
Reporters Committee, NPPA, CPJ to host training series for journalists covering 2020 political conventions
The virtual training series will cover the right to record, safely reporting on protests, ways to avoid arrest, and more. -
Reporters Committee statement on Liberty University defamation lawsuit against New York Times
‘Liberty University's lawsuit is an affront to the First Amendment,’ RCFP Legal Director Katie Townsend said. -
Prosecutor’s office must correct investigative findings on Asbury Park officers’ arrest of journalist
Reporters Committee resources do not support conclusion that officers couldn’t reasonably know reporter wasn’t a protester -
Reporters Committee: Federal court must deny government effort to bar publication of John Bolton’s book
Justice Department lawsuit seeks unconstitutional prior restraint on book’s publisher and booksellers -
Reporters Committee: Targeted attacks on journalists covering protests unconstitutional
‘The video evidence showing journalists under police assault simply for doing their jobs is harrowing.’ -
Reporters Committee condemns arrest of CNN crew in Minneapolis
State police arrested three journalists reporting on protests -
Executive order targeting social media companies raises constitutional concerns
Order aimed at giving the government a freer hand in regulating online content