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The Twitter decision is about more than the internet
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Twitter v. Taamneh is important for journalists, writes RCFP's Gabe Rottman.
May 30, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
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Content Restrictions
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We missed a bunch of long-forgotten leak hunts
Three weeks ago, this newsletter had a piece reporting that CIA Director William J. Burns wrote to Jim Scott, the son of…
May 22, 2023
By
Gabe Rottman
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National Security
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New obstacles for Florida defamation bills
The proposals are receiving strong pushback from conservative politicians and media outlets.
April 17, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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Libel and Privacy
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How a politically motivated tax charge led to New York Times v. Sullivan
Gabe Rottman tells the human story behind the landmark Supreme Court decision that strengthened protections for the news media.
March 20, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
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Libel and Privacy
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Nixon’s ghost and why populist attacks against New York Times v. Sullivan fail
At the end of the day, the populist argument for revisiting Sullivan is simply unintuitive.
March 13, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
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First Amendment
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Charges of ‘elite’ coastal media bias the clarion call of the censor
An episode in the Nixon administration’s efforts to influence network news coverage offers eerie echoes of anti-tech proposals today.
January 17, 2023
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Gabe Rottman
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Content Restrictions
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Reporters Committee, AP continue fight against FBI’s FOIA non-compliance
FBI and DOJ have refused to produce adequate records regarding the FBI’s impersonation of the media, RCFP argues.
July 26, 2019
By
Simren Verma
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Freedom of Information
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A discussion with David McCraw: On being The New York Times’s top newsroom lawyer and the state of press freedom in the U.S.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press hosted McCraw, in conversation with Jane Mayer, to talk about his new…
March 22, 2019
By
Pariss Briggs
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Announcements
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Reporters Committee urges court to affirm dismissal of defamation case against The New York Times
Update July 19, 2019: On July 17, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled that the New…
March 14, 2019
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Anna Gutierrez Bahn
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Libel and Privacy
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