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Forest Service says it never intended permit policy to regulate photojournalists
A controversial proposal to restrict wilderness photography and regulate commercial filming was never intended to require newsgatherers to obtain permits,… -
New Oklahoma policies restrict media access to executions
A new policy established by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections will severely restrict the media’s ability to witness state executions.… -
Intercept publisher calls for Ferguson investigation over arrest of reporter
The publisher of The Intercept earlier this week called on the Missouri attorney general to launch an investigation into the… -
Media coalition protests police treatment of reporters during Ferguson events
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press led a coalition of 48 national media organizations that sent a protest… -
Free press groups petition Attorney General on behalf of journalist James Risen
More than 100,000 people, including 20 Pulitzer Prize winners, signed a petition submitted to President Obama and Attorney General Eric… -
Texas ethics board fines activist and news writer for not registering as lobbyist
The Texas Ethics Commission fined the head of a conservative advocacy group for failing to register as a lobbyist, but… -
Washington Post correspondent, other journalists arrested in Iran
A Tehran-based Washington Post reporter and others have been arrested in Iran on unspecified charges. Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, director general of… -
Supreme Court allows execution without disclosure of drug information
The U.S. Supreme Court prevented an Arizona death row inmate from delaying his execution date in order to receive information… -
Federal appeals court finds death row prisoners might have a right to information on lethal injections
The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco (9th Cir.) granted a death row inmate a delay in execution so… -
Reporters Committee argues against "blaming the messenger" in dismissed surveillance case
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press yesterday filed an amicus brief critical of a federal court’s decision to…