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A close look at the Bryan Carmody case
RCFP examines how & why the FBI was involved in the raid of a San Francisco-based journalist.
October 9, 2019
By
Linda Moon
and
Melissa Wasser
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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Reporters Committee: Disclosure of police misconduct records serves public interest
The Reporters Committee and other media organizations argue that public access to police misconduct records is crucial.
October 4, 2019
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Mass surveillance threatens reporting that relies on confidential sources
RCFP is arguing for the reversal of a district court decision in a case challenging mass surveillance by NSA.
September 30, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
Categorized in
Protecting Sources and Materials
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RCFP, media coalition support efforts to gain access to police use of force reports
New Jersey police reports that detail use of force against minors should be disclosed, Trentonian and RCFP argue.
September 23, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Scraping public websites likely doesn’t violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, court holds
Federal appeals court ruling has potentially major implications for data journalists, favorable for newsgathering
September 19, 2019
By
Lyndsey Wajert
and
Gabe Rottman
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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RCFP, Scripps name first E.W. Scripps Fellow for Press Freedom
First Amendment attorney Shannon Jankowski will advocate for open records in support of watchdog journalism.
September 18, 2019
By
Reporters Committee
Categorized in
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Growing concerns prompt new legal guides for fact-checkers
RCFP, Fact-checkers Legal Support Initiative launch guides for the U.S., Brazil, Italy and the Philippines
September 12, 2019
By
Basma Humadi
Categorized in
Newsgathering
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Los Angeles Times announce inaugural LA Press Freedom Week
Sept. 16-20 in Los Angeles. Partners include the Reporters Committee, Committee to Protect Journalists and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
August 26, 2019
By
Reporters Committee
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Reporters Committee, CPJ sue Customs and Border Protection over FOIA non-compliance
CBP has failed to produce records concerning attempts to identify a journalist’s sources, violating FOIA.
August 8, 2019
By
Simren Verma
Categorized in
Freedom of Information
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Reporters Committee calls on Congress to reject IIPA expansion
The IIPA expansion could chill public interest reporting, the Reporters Committee warns House and Senate members.
August 8, 2019
By
Simren Verma
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Newsgathering
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