Skip to content
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press homepage
Our Work
What We Do
Litigation
Amicus Briefs and Comments
Local Legal Initiative
ProJourn
Freedom of the Press Awards
Calendar of Events
Legal Resources
All Guides and Resources
Election 2024: Journalist resources
Election Legal Guide
Reporters’ Recording Guide
Open Government Guide
Trainings
Free Press Topics
All Topics
Content Restrictions
Court Access
Freedom of Information
Libel and Privacy
Newsgathering
Prior Restraint
Reporter’s Privilege
Who We Are
Staff
Steering Committee
Contact Us
Work With Us
Annual Report
Our History
Logo and Brand Guidelines
Donate
Donate to the Reporters Committee
Become a sustaining donor
Ways to support the Reporters Committee
Open mobile menu
Legal Hotline
Search
Submit
Our Work
What We Do
Litigation
Amicus Briefs and Comments
Local Legal Initiative
ProJourn
Freedom of the Press Awards
Calendar of Events
Legal Resources
All Guides and Resources
Election 2024: Journalist resources
Election Legal Guide
Reporters’ Recording Guide
Open Government Guide
Trainings
Free Press Topics
All Topics
Content Restrictions
Court Access
Freedom of Information
Libel and Privacy
Newsgathering
Prior Restraint
Reporter’s Privilege
Who We Are
Staff
Steering Committee
Contact Us
Work With Us
Annual Report
Our History
Logo and Brand Guidelines
Donate
Donate to the Reporters Committee
Become a sustaining donor
Ways to support the Reporters Committee
Search
Submit
Our social media accounts
twitter
linkedin
facebook
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Posts
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
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Announcements
view more
Open Vallejo investigation reveals senior city officials intentionally destroyed police shooting records
The investigation was made possible by the free legal support Open Vallejo received through ProJourn.
March 29, 2023
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
view more
RCFP’s Local Legal Initiative powers investigative reporting and chips away at culture of secrecy in state, local government
“The first two years of the Local Legal Initiative have been a huge success.”
March 2, 2022
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Local Legal Initiative
view more
Flavie Fuentes joins Reporters Committee as first Pro Bono Director
Leader in pro bono services will help Microsoft and Davis Wright Tremaine LLP expand the Protecting Journalists Pro Bono Program
September 16, 2021
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Announcements
view more
Groundbreaking partnership to develop national pro bono media law network
Microsoft, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and the Reporters Committee team up to provide legal help to local journalists
June 16, 2021
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Announcements
view more
Celebrate open government March 14-20 with Sunshine Week 2021
The 16th annual Sunshine Week, hosted by the News Leaders Association, will focus on last year’s unique transparency issues.
March 11, 2021
By
Matt Kristoffersen
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
view more
Reporters Committee launches Local Legal Initiative in Oklahoma to expand legal support for local investigative and enterprise journalism
Oklahoma lawyer Kathryn Gardner joins the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorney in the state
November 10, 2020
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Announcements
view more
Media lawyers in Pennsylvania, Oregon and Colorado join the Reporters Committee as Local Legal Initiative attorneys
Paula Knudsen Burke, Ellen Osoinach, Rachael Johnson will provide pro bono legal support to journalists, news outlets in each state.
August 18, 2020
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Announcements
view more
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press names Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler chairman
On Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press named Reuters Editor-in-Chief Stephen J. Adler as its newest chairman.…
May 8, 2019
By
Jenn Topper
Categorized in
Announcements
view more