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New PBS doc highlights importance of unfettered newsgathering at protests
RCFP's Gabe Rottman explores an important lesson from the long, hot summer of 1967.
June 10, 2024
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Gabe Rottman
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History
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In Texas, a disastrous ruling for journalists’ rights
The ruling concerned qualified immunity for police officers in Laredo, Texas.
January 29, 2024
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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NewsNation journalist Evan Lambert sues law enforcement officials over arrest at train derailment press conference
Lambert is represented by attorneys from RCFP and the First Amendment Clinic at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.
November 13, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Federal appellate court decision on journalist subpoena raises concerns
The decision could have a significant chilling effect on journalists.
October 16, 2023
By
Emily Hockett
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First Amendment
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Reporters Committee statement on the arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich
The Reporters Committee joins the calls for the Russian Federation to immediately release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
April 1, 2023
By
Jenn Topper
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Newsgathering
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Fourth Circuit: Provisions of North Carolina ‘ag-gag’ statute violate First Amendment
The ruling cited arguments the Reporters Committee made in a brief filed in support of PETA.
March 8, 2023
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Reporters Committee
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First Amendment
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Visual forensics merge with traditional war reporting in ‘first social media war’
The raw footage captured by civilians and soldiers, coupled with verification efforts, could overcome many war reporting challenges.
March 7, 2022
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Gillian Vernick
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Newsgathering
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Emails show Missouri officials ready to thank St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter before issuing threats
Officials proposed thanking a reporter for uncovering a data vulnerability on a state website before wrongfully accusing him of "hacking."
December 13, 2021
By
Gillian Vernick
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Newsgathering
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Supreme Court to consider whether federal officers can be sued personally for retaliating against exercise of free speech rights
Bivens remedies are a powerful deterrent against law enforcement interfering in newsgathering.
November 22, 2021
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Gillian Vernick
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First Amendment
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Controversy flares up over drone journalism at the border
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily grounded news organizations’ drones at the southern border.
September 27, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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