Gabe Rottman Archives - The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Everything you need to know about ‘actual malice’

RCFP explains what actual malice really means, how the legal standard benefits journalists and the public, and more.

June 20, 2023

By Emily Hockett and Chris Young

First Amendment

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

By Gabe Rottman

Libel and Privacy

ICE implements policy limiting demands for information from or about journalists, but it still needs work

A look at the pros and cons of the policy recently implemented by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

July 11, 2022

By Gabe Rottman

Protecting Sources and Materials

Reporters Committee statement on Brazilian indictment of Glenn Greenwald

On Tuesday, Brazilian prosecutors charged Glenn Greenwald, the American journalist and co-founding editor of The Intercept, with computer crimes. Bruce…

January 22, 2020

By Reporters Committee

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