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Threats against city official prompt Oregon journalist to contact RCFP’s free legal hotline
Calling RCFP’s free legal hotline “really helped me navigate the story to the best of our ability."
May 13, 2022
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Local Legal Initiative
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Oklahoma journalist uses RCFP legal hotline to connect with attorney, obtain records on police killing of tribal citizen
“A service like this is really important not only for reporters but for the people we do our jobs for.”
December 14, 2021
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Local Legal Initiative
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Faced with subpoena, local journalist turns to RCFP’s free legal hotline for help
“You can’t beat the response time, the knowledge, the advice, the willingness to take this on.”
November 5, 2021
By
Chris Young
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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Reporters Committee legal hotline available for inauguration coverage
The free hotline will work with criminal defense attorneys in D.C. and 10 states in preparation for armed protests.
January 15, 2021
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Reporters Committee
Categorized in
Local Legal Initiative
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A journalist’s guide to using RCFP’s legal hotline
Requests to the Reporters Committee’s legal hotline spiked dramatically in 2020, as journalists covered the pandemic, protests.
December 14, 2020
By
Emily Garcia
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Newsgathering
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Reporters Committee legal hotline available for journalists covering 2020 election
The hotline will be staffed by RCFP attorneys in Washington, D.C., and 12 battleground states until polls close.
October 27, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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RCFP legal director offers tips for navigating Freedom of Information Act during Investigative Reporters and Editors panel
The financial barriers to public records litigation are not always as daunting as some reporters or editors may expect.
October 26, 2020
By
Caitlyn Jordan
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Freedom of Information
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Amid Black Lives Matter protests, a crushing moment for journalists facing record attacks, arrests at the hands of law enforcement
Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media.
September 4, 2020
By
Courtney Douglas
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Newsgathering
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