Alabama has “one of the weaker body-worn camera access laws in the country,' said Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press's Gunita Singh.

Read more in AL.com 👇

Big thanks to International Women's Media Foundation, @RCFP and @CraigNewmark, for hosting an amazing journalism safety training last week where we learned how to prepare for, respond to & recover from potential threats to physical and digital safety while covering #Elections2024 . More: iwmf.org/newsroomsafety….

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In a new lawsuit on behalf of journalist Melanie Faizer, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press’s Paul McAdoo argues that the Tennessee Valley Authority unlawfully redacted records concerning its contracts with a cryptocurrency mining company. rcfp.org/litigation/fai…

Congratulations on the WHCA award, Peter Baker!

We deeply appreciate your support of our mission to protect the 1A rights of journalists across the US.

The jail's revised policies will empower employees and contractors to disclose wrongdoing, communicate matters of public concern with journalists, and could result in more accountability reporting. rcfp.org/hailer-alleghe…

To date, seven states have enacted legislation based in whole or in large part on a model anti-SLAPP law known as the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act.

In a letter to Ohio lawmakers, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press argues that “Ohio should be the eighth.” rcfp.org/briefs-comment…

A recent The Lens story investigates how oil companies can influence research and coursework at LSU — for a price.

Through a partnership with Fund for Investigative Journalism, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press attorneys vetted the piece for legal risks prior to publication. thelensnola.org/2024/04/19/lsu…

We're honored to present at Democracy Demo Day! We'll be sharing our work on protecting the rights of reporters covering the 2024 elections, including:

✍️ Training journalists on their legal rights at protests
🚓 Educating police on updated DOJ best practices on press rights

A Pew Research Center survey ahead of #WorldPressFreedomDay finds that Americans believe in the importance of #pressfreedom —and we agree!

That's why Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is dedicated to protecting journalists' 1A rights, especially heading into a contentious election season. pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…

A new brief filed by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press argues that a private contractor overseeing inmate healthcare in New Mexico jails and prisons is the functional equivalent of a public agency — and that it is subject to the state's Inspection of Public Records Act. rcfp.org/briefs-comment…

Allegheny County has revised policies that effectively silenced its jail employees from speaking with the press after journalist Brittany Hailer, represented by attorneys from Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press MFIA Clinic, challenged the rules as unconstitutional last year. rcfp.org/hailer-alleghe…

Success! We recently lifted rules for Allegheny County Jail that forbade employees from talking to the press or posting information on social media.

Read more about the settlement here: law.yale.edu/yls-today/news…

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.Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging Ohio lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow courts to quickly dismiss frivolous lawsuits aimed at chilling reporting and other speech about matters of public concern. rcfp.org/briefs-comment…

A First Amendment lawsuit brought by journalist Brittany Hailer has forced Allegheny County to revise policies that previously barred its jail employees and contractors from speaking publicly and with members of the news media. 🙌🏻 rcfp.org/hailer-alleghe…

🗳️ The Election Legal Guide by Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides an overview of legal issues that journalists may face while reporting on elections.

Check it out. rcfp.org/resources/elec…

A longstanding First Amendment protection for a free press may no longer have five votes at the Supreme Court. Gabe Rottman explains in the latest edition of The Nuance. rcfp.org/us-supreme-cou…