2016 Freedom of the Press Awards

Now online: Photos, video and live drawings from the Reporters Committee's 2016 Freedom of the Press Awards honoring Tom Brokaw of NBC News (above with Lester Holt), Eve Burton and the Hearst Office of General Counsel, and Alberto Ibargüen and Eric Newton of the Knight Foundation.

Reporters Committee 45th Anniversary

Reporters Committee chair Pierre Thomas discusses press issues with former Attorney General Eric Holder at the 45th anniversary reception. More photos and video online.

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.

The News Media and the Law: Summer 2016

The candidates and their records on openness

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