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Borealis Philanthropy and Reporters Committee partner to expand legal support for newsrooms led by and for people of color
The Borealis Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Legal Fellow will provide media law resources to journalists nationwide.Categorized in Announcements
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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.Categorized in Announcements
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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.Categorized in Announcements
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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…Categorized in Announcements
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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.Categorized in Announcements
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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.Categorized in Announcements
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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 protesterCategorized in Announcements
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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 booksellersCategorized in Announcements
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Reporters Committee: Targeted attacks on journalists covering protests unconstitutional
‘The video evidence showing journalists under police assault simply for doing their jobs is harrowing.’Categorized in Announcements
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Reporters Committee condemns arrest of CNN crew in Minneapolis
State police arrested three journalists reporting on protestsCategorized in Announcements
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