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Reporters Committee Welcomes First Look Media Technology Fellow
Jennifer Henrichsen has joined Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as the organizations’ first technology fellow. The fellowship is…Categorized in Announcements -
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Reporters Committee attorney represents Tulsa World and reporter in open records lawsuit seeking access to Okla. execution records
Tulsa World reporter and Enterprise Editor Ziva Branstetter and her newspaper have filed suit against the state of Oklahoma seeking…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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2015: New Year, New Location
The Reporters Committee has moved its headquarters back to Washington, D.C. Our new address is: 1156 15th Street NW Suite…Categorized in Announcements -
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Court finds identity of leaker not relevant to murder trial, overturns order to journalist to disclose source
An Illinois appellate court has reversed a trial court’s order that a reporter reveal his confidential source, shooting down the…Categorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Stephen J. Adler
Stephen J. Adler, former editor-in-chief of Reuters, is chairman of the Steering Committee of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of… -
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FOIA reform bill dies after House fails to schedule vote
A bipartisan FOIA reform bill failed to be put to a vote in the House on Thursday after it was…Categorized in Freedom of information -
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E.U. pushes "right to be forgotten" on U.S. search engines, claims limited effect on speech rights
The European Union has claimed the authority to regulate search results that appear on American servers in a November proposal…Categorized in Content restrictions -
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People v. Raef
Photographer Paul Raef was prosecuted under California Vehicle Code 40008, basically an anti-paparazzi law that imposes additional penalties on violators…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Neumann v. Liles
Proprietors of Dancing Deer Mountain, a wedding venue in Oregon, sued a Google reviewer, Christopher Liles, for libel following his…Categorized in Libel and privacy -
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Washington Travel Clinic v. Kandrac
The Washington Travel Clinic and a doctor sued Yelp reviewer John Kandrac for libel for statements he made about his…Categorized in Libel and privacy