Hotline

We spoke with journalists who frequently contact RCFP’s hotline for help navigating legal obstacles to their reporting.

An RCFP attorney helped Mathaus Schwarzen successfully navigate his public records dispute with the city.

From increasing protections for press freedom to expanding support for local news, 2022 was another successful year for RCFP.

Reporter Holly Bartholomew turned to RCFP’s local attorney in Oregon for help strengthening her appeal of a denied records request.

The free Legal Hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 10 battleground states until polls close.

The newspaper's editor says RCFP's local attorney in Oklahoma is like "a human shield and spear.”

“It’s really nice to know I have a lawyer in my back pocket if I need it."

Calling RCFP’s free legal hotline “really helped me navigate the story to the best of our ability."

“You don’t have to just accept what an agency says. ... You can reach out to the Reporters Committee.”

“A service like this is really important not only for reporters but for the people we do our jobs for.”