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

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Background: In early June 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement led a series of immigration enforcement raids that sparked protests in downtown Los Angeles. Lauren Tomasi, a U.S.-based ...

In 2023, the police raid on the Marion County Record made national headlines. Reporters from across the country converged on the rural town of Marion, Kansas, to report on the seizure of the ...

"Toxic Ground," a new documentary from The Frontier and ProPublica, exposes the failure of Oklahoma regulators to protect residents from an oil and gas pollution crisis. In 2024, freelance reporter ...

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is suing the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for access to records that could help shed light on the federal ...