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The Justice Department formally announced new rules designed to greatly limit prosecutors’ ability to obtain phone and email records of journalists. The rules, unveiled Monday by Attorney General Merrick Garland, came after the revelation that the DOJ subpoenaed information from reporters for CNN, Washington Post and T…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press says that attacks on journalists and arrests of reporters rose sharply last year, primarily due to assaults by police as media outlets covered Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd. RCFP, along with other media organizations, compiled the…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 64 media organizations have sent a letter to the LA County Sheriff’s Department today condemning the arrest of KPCC/LAist reporter Josie Huang. Huang was arrested and charged with obstruction of justice on Sept. 12 after the Saturday night shooting of two L.A. County…

NCTA — The Internet & Television Association and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press are backing Fox News in its efforts to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a public interest group over the way that the network covered the coronavirus crisis. “While all cable programming enjoys First Amendment protection, the…

Journalism groups and media organizations are launching a new campaign called “Protect Press Freedom,” including a one-minute spot that will air on networks and broadcast stations. Watch it above. “Today, there are real threats to press freedom, and your right to know the world around us,” a narrator says in the spot…

The International Documentary Association has revealed the honorees for their 35th annual IDA Documentary Awards honorees. The ceremony is set for December 7 and will take place at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Academy Award and Primetime Emmy winning filmmaker Freida Lee Mock (Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision…