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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: May 3, 2020
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How an Espionage Act reform bill would improve protections for national security reporting
The bill follows a dramatic increase in media ‘leak’ cases involving national security reporting over the past decade.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in National Security -
This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Oct. 4, 2019
Expert analysis about how technology policy affects newsgathering and the First Amendment delivered to your inbox.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Policy -
Overclassification is an even bigger problem in an age of leak-hunting
As the government uses spying laws to prosecute leakers, the problem of overclassification takes on new urgency. -
Special Analysis of the May 2019 Superseding Indictment of Julian Assange
RCFP analyzes frequently asked questions this case raises, annotates the charges and breaks down the counts in the indictment.By Gabe RottmanCategorized in Special Analysis -
Reporters Committee urges prison to allow Reality Winner interviews
Legal Director Katie Townsend says access would help the public better understand this Espionage Act prosecution. -
Reporters Committee moves to unseal court records in the Terry Albury case
On October 31, 2018, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed an application to unseal court documents that…By Linda MoonCategorized in Court Access -
How do leak investigations work?
On Friday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced efforts to a crack down on unauthorized disclosures to the news media, citing… -
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… -
Media coalition urges better protection of First Amendment rights in NSA, FISA court matters
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, joined by 36 other news media organizations, filed public comments calling on…