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Reporters Committee analyzes the state of U.S. press freedom in 2022
In a four-part newsletter series, RCFP reviewed press freedom violations confirmed by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker last year.
May 24, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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Special Analysis
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In 2022, we welcomed increased federal protections for journalists, but a bipartisan shield bill couldn’t cross the finish line
It’s hard to overstate the significance of the Justice Department’s revised news media guidelines.
May 24, 2023
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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We missed a bunch of long-forgotten leak hunts
Three weeks ago, this newsletter had a piece reporting that CIA Director William J. Burns wrote to Jim Scott, the son of…
May 22, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
National Security
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Arrests of journalists continued their decline in 2022, but 2020 still casts a shadow
The story of 2020’s impact on press freedom was still being written last year, writes RCFP Staff Attorney Grayson Clary.
May 17, 2023
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Grayson Clary
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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Trump tried to use fair report privilege to dismiss E. Jean Carroll defamation claim
"[T]his is another instance of Trump using the law as a sword and shield," writes RCFP's Gabe Rottman.
May 15, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Libel and Privacy
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Reporters Committee mourns the passing of Hodding Carter III
Carter’s decades of support for RCFP included serving on the organization’s Executive Committee.
May 12, 2023
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Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Announcements
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Court-ordered prior restraints test judicial system’s built-in checks
According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 2022 saw five court-ordered prior restraints on journalism.
May 10, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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CIA director personally intervenes in long-forgotten press wiretapping matter (in a good way)
The CIA director said he would personally look into a wiretapping operation in the 1960s against a columnist.
May 8, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
National Security
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Investigation by The Frontier reveals new details about Oklahoma man’s death following violent struggle with jailers
An RCFP attorney helped The Frontier obtain jail records related to the man’s death in 2019.
May 5, 2023
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Threats to press freedom in the U.S. persist, despite low numbers in 2022
2022, you could say, was a return to normal. At least what was considered normal before the peak in 2020.
May 3, 2023
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Special Analysis
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