The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging the Federal Communications Commission to find that interviews on ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” are exempt from an agency rule that ...

The Freedom of the Press Awards return Oct. 14 to celebrate leaders in journalism and media law. The 2026 Freedom of the Press Awards will be held on Oct. 14, 2026, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today announced the recipients of the 2026 Freedom of the Press Awards, ...

Georgia Broad, vague or burdensome requests may trigger certain of the Act’s fee provisions. As amended in 2012, the Act now provides that, “In any instance in which an agency will seek costs in ...

This guide helps journalists understand their rights at protests and how to avoid arrest when reporting on these events. Note: This guide was published in 2018 and most recently updated in December ...

Recent legislation has trended toward more robust protections for defendants in SLAPP suits. South Dakota became the sixteenth state to enact a version of the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act ...

Background: In 2005, 15-year-old King Young Brown Jr. was convicted in connection with the 2002 killing of a 6-year-old girl in Greenville, Mississippi, after two mistrials resulted in hung juries.

When the Dallas Police Department released its policy in May on the right of the press and public to records its officers, the media were left scrambling to figure out what had changed between when ...

The Open Government Guide is a comprehensive guide to open government law and practice in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia detailing the rights of reporters and other citizens to see ...

Background: In March 2026, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S.