Press Freedom Tracker
New website tracks press freedom violations in United States

Coalition launches U.S. Press Freedom Tracker to document press freedom abuses across the U.S.

Washington Post Executive Editor Marty Baron accepts Freedom of the Press Award
2017 Freedom of the Press Awards

2017 Freedom of the Press Awards dinner raised nearly $2 million for the Reporters Committee, honored career achievements in protecting press freedom.

 

 

U.S. police body camera access policies and laws

The Reporters Committee maintains an interactive map of police body camera access policy and law across the United States. Check out this regularly modified feature, and send us your city and state updates.

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Court should not force reporter Jamie Kalven to reveal confidential sources, Reporters Committee argues
12/05/2017
On Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 18 other media organizations filed a brief in support of reporter Jamie Kalven’s motion to quash a subpoena.  Kalven is being subpoenaed to testify in the trial of Chicago...
Help us protect press freedom this Giving Tuesday
11/28/2017
Every year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, nonprofits and charities celebrate Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving back. And today, we’re asking you to join our Giving Tuesday campaign to raise $20,000 for our mission to provide pro...
Reporters Committee urges New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to strengthen Freedom of Information Law and protections for those who request public records
11/27/2017
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and a coalition of 33 media organizations sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urging him to sign into law a bill that will strengthen New York’s Freedom of Information Law. For...
Reporters Committee and Time Inc. win lawsuit to unseal records from Trump Tower class action settlement
11/21/2017
On Tuesday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Time Inc. won a lawsuit to secure the unsealing of four court documents from the 1999 settlement of a class action lawsuit relating to the construction of Trump Tower. ...
Reporters Committee appeals to D.C. Circuit Court for information on FBI impersonation of journalists, arguing FBI's initial search for relevant records was inadequate
11/13/2017
On Monday, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in a case where the Reporters Committee and the Associated Press are seeking records related to the FBI’s impersonation...

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FOIA Services

Find out everything you need to know about public records access:

• Read our federal and state Open Government Guides

• Read our Federal FOIA Appeals Guide

• Visit iFOIA.org, our FOIA request tracking system

• Go to FOIA.wiki to get more details about the federal FOIA, and make your own contributions to the wiki

 

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