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For more than 15 years, Jim Scott, a retired Navy public relations official and son of columnist Paul J. Scott, has been seeking details on “Project Mockingbird,” a CIA wiretapping operation in the ...

The Reporters Committee’s work on behalf of journalists spans a variety of issues, from education to immigration to tech, as well as free press topics, such as freedom of information and court access.

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 ...

Reporters Committee President Bruce D. Brown called the investigation “another and even more brazen attempt to try to ...

The Reporters Committee recognizes journalism and media law leaders at our annual Freedom of the Press Awards. The event is a highlight of our year where friends, honorees, and partners gather with us ...

Garrett Yalch, a reporter for The Frontier, submitted a request under Oklahoma’s Open Records Act seeking a variety of public ...

In a new First Amendment lawsuit, the AP is challenging a rule that makes it harder for journalists to report on a matter of intense public interest.

The Reporter’s Recording Guide provides a summary of the recording laws (which restrict the recording and dissemination of phone calls and in-person conversations) and hidden camera laws (which ...

When criminal cases gets media attention, trial courts may curtail the amount of pretrial publicity by imposing gag orders, restricting media reporting or closing courtrooms entirely. The tension ...

A comprehensive and comparable list of federal cases involving the leakage of classified information to the news media. The chart below visualizes the increase in the number of Espionage Act cases ...

This guide provides a primer on press freedom issues on tribal lands located within the United States. This guide provides a primer on press freedom issues on tribal lands located within the United ...