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Records obtained through FOIA litigation shed light on border surveillance of journalists, activists in 2018
Reporter Tom Jones explains what he’s learned from records NBC 7 San Diego and RCFP obtained through FOIA litigation.
May 2, 2023
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Eighth Circuit considers constitutionality of electronic device border searches
The border search question has split federal circuits.
July 25, 2022
By
Gillian Vernick
and
Jenna Monnin
Categorized in
First Amendment
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Federal privacy watchdog gets new leadership as CIA domestic surveillance concerns surface
The CIA released part of a privacy watchdog's report acknowledging that the agency engages in secretive bulk data collection.
February 22, 2022
By
Samantha Reilly
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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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
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Policy
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Aug. 9, 2020
Reminder! If you haven’t had a chance to fill out our five-minute survey about This Week in Technology and Press…
August 11, 2020
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Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Policy
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Jordan Murov-Goodman joins Reporters Committee’s Technology and Press Freedom Project
Jordan Murov-Goodman contributes to a team that explores technology’s impact on a free press.
November 22, 2019
By
Emily Gayton
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Announcements
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Lyndsey Wajert joins Reporters Committee’s Technology and Press Freedom Project
Lyndsey Wajert is one of three fellows focusing on issues at the intersection of technology and press freedom.
November 21, 2019
By
Emily Gayton
Categorized in
Announcements
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‘Gag order’ tied to demand for Microsoft communications chills reporting
Reporters Committee attorneys argue that a nondisclosure order linked to a government demand for Microsoft communications threatens newsgathering.
November 5, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
Categorized in
Prior Restraint
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Reporters Committee continues fight for public access to electronic surveillance court records
RCFP, BuzzFeed journalist push for greater public access to judicial records in closed investigations concerning three types of electronic surveillance…
January 25, 2019
By
Pariss Briggs
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Court Access
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