RCFP and Pulitzer Center launch partnership to support journalists reporting...
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is partnering with the Pulitzer Center to offer pro bono legal support to the Center’s first cohort of Artificial Intelligence Accountability Fellows....
View ArticleE.W. Scripps Company, NBCUniversal News Group to co-present Freedom of the...
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is thrilled to announce The E.W. Scripps Company and NBCUniversal News Group as presenting sponsors for the 2022 Freedom of the Press Awards on October...
View ArticleGround-breaking partnership expands ProJourn, an innovative pro bono legal...
Together, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Microsoft Corp., the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Davis Wright Tremaine — four leaders in their respective fields — are teaming...
View ArticleRCFP Legal Hotline available for journalists covering 2022 midterm elections
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Legal Hotline and Election Legal Guide are available for journalists covering the 2022 midterm elections who have questions about their newsgathering...
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Reporters Committee announces 2023 Freedom of the Press Award honorees
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced the recipients of this year’s Freedom of the Press Awards, which recognize the accomplishments of leaders in the news media and legal...
View ArticleReporters Committee mourns the passing of Hodding Carter III
Hodding Carter III, a longtime journalist and former president of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation who also served as U.S. State Department spokesman during the Iran hostage crisis, passed...
View ArticleReporters Committee welcomes three attorneys to legal team
On Thursday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced that attorneys Mara Gassmann, Elizabeth Soja, and Denver Nicks have joined the organization’s powerhouse legal team. Reporting to...
View ArticleIndustry leaders in law, technology, journalism, and philanthropy join...
On Wednesday, ProJourn, a Reporters Committee program with support from Microsoft, Davis Wright Tremaine, and the Knight Foundation, announced the establishment of a new advisory committee. The...
View ArticleNew fellows join Reporters Committee’s legal team
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is excited to welcome new legal fellows who will support the organization’s efforts to provide free legal services to journalists and news outlets...
View ArticleReporters Committee Local Legal Initiative expands to Indiana
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced today the launch of the Indiana Local Legal Initiative to provide vital pro bono legal support for Indiana newsrooms and journalists...
View ArticleTexas Tribune Editor-in-Chief Sewell Chan joins RCFP Steering Committee
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is thrilled to welcome Sewell Chan, editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune, to the organization’s Steering Committee, and to announce that Steering...
View ArticleNewsNation journalist Evan Lambert obtains $80,000 judgment against Ohio...
A city and county in Ohio have agreed to pay $112,000 to resolve NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert’s federal civil rights lawsuit, which stemmed from his unlawful arrest last year while covering a...
View ArticleCovering the 2024 elections? RCFP’s free legal resources can help.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced the release of its updated Election Legal Guide, which provides an overview of legal issues that journalists may face while reporting on...
View ArticleReporters Committee welcomes Kris Cundiff as Indiana Local Legal Initiative...
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced today the hiring of Kris Cundiff as its Local Legal Initiative attorney for Indiana, where he will provide journalists and news organizations...
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