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Louisiana police use of drones to surveil protesters could implicate newsgathering rights
The use of surveillance drones at protests can raise profound First Amendment concerns, for protesters and the press alike.
February 7, 2022
By
Gillian Vernick
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Newsgathering
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What’s in store for technology and press rights in 2021?
RCFP takes stock of what a Biden administration might mean for technology, press rights and the First Amendment.
November 23, 2020
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Aug. 23, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
August 24, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Policy
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Reporters Committee: DHS ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists covering Portland protests are unacceptable
This is the second time in less than two years that a federal agency has compiled intelligence information about journalists.
July 31, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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Newsgathering
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Reporters Committee, NBC 7 San Diego sue U.S. immigration agencies for violating FOIA
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, NBC 7 San Diego, and its reporter Tom Jones have filed a…
April 24, 2019
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Pariss Briggs
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Freedom of Information
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Even if it’s nothing, the new Homeland Security press tracker could turn into something
Late last week, Bloomberg Law reported on a contract solicitation at the Department of Homeland Security for a “media monitoring”…
April 10, 2018
By
Jenn Topper
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Newsgathering
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Warrantless searches of devices at the border violate travelers’ First Amendment rights, Reporters Committee and Knight Institute argue
On Friday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University urged…
February 2, 2018
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Jenn Topper
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Protecting Sources and Materials
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