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RCFP's Paul McAdoo provides important tips for journalists conducting their own pre-publication review.

Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news articles, scripts, and footage to address legal concerns.

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 15 media organizations Court: U.S. Court of…

RCFP explains 'actual malice' through the lens of the dispute between Kesha and the producer she accused of sexual assault.

Amicus brief filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 16 media organizations Court: New York Supreme…

The Reporters Committee and 21 media organizations filed an amicus brief in Smith v. Palisades News, a case before the California…

Defendant-Appellee James Risen, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, is author of Pay Any Price: Greed, Power, And Endless War, a political…

The Ninth Circuit ruled today in Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox that bloggers -- and other members of the public…

The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a decision throwing out a libel verdict against The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk. The justices…

A federal judge dismissed a defamation claim by the Palestinian Authority leader’s son against a Washington, D.C.-based magazine and applied…