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Townsend joins Reporters Committee as litigation director
Katie Townsend, a former litigation associate in the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP, has joined the…Categorized in Announcements -
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Government oversight board asked to investigate whether surveillance compromises newsgathering
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 24 news organizations have asked the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Comments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board sought comments on what issues it should examine as a long-term agenda. The…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Protecting sources and materials -
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Intercept publisher calls for Ferguson investigation over arrest of reporter
The publisher of The Intercept earlier this week called on the Missouri attorney general to launch an investigation into the…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Elonis v. United States
The case interprets 18 U.S.C. 875(c), which prohibits interstate transmission of a threatening communication. Mr. Elonis posted on his Facebook…ByCategorized in Newsgathering -
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iFOIA Tutorials
Since it launched in 2013, iFOIA has been used by journalists and others to electronically file and track state and… -
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Resources for journalists covering events in Ferguson, Mo.
AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes Getty Images photographer Scott Olson is arrested in Ferguson in August 2014. Update: Journalists…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media coalition protests police treatment of reporters during Ferguson events
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press led a coalition of 48 national media organizations that sent a protest…Categorized in Newsgathering -
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Media coalition protest letter regarding police detention of journalists in Ferguson, Missouri, and public access to information
The Reporters Committee led a coalition of 48 media organizations in protesting the treatment of journalists and withholding of important…By Jenn TopperCategorized in Newsgathering -
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Free press groups petition Attorney General on behalf of journalist James Risen
More than 100,000 people, including 20 Pulitzer Prize winners, signed a petition submitted to President Obama and Attorney General Eric…Categorized in Newsgathering