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.
On Wednesday, a court in France referred a case over the “right to be forgotten” to the top court in the European Union. The case is centered on a question of whether citizens of one country, in this case France, can demand that search...
On Sunday, President Donald Trump made a public statement on Twitter that glorified physical violence against members of the press.
Bruce Brown, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, made the following statement:...
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Reporters Without Borders are hosting a special advance screening of "City of Ghosts" on Monday, June 19 at 6:00 p.m. at Landmark Atlantic Plumbing Cinema (807 V St NW) in Washington...
Statement from Reporters Committee Executive Director Bruce Brown:
Just one day after the Reporters Committee raised nearly $2 million dollars to protect press freedom in the U.S., we see why these resources are so badly needed.
A candidate for the...
On Tuesday, at the Freedom of the Press Awards, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announced a $1 million gift — the largest personal contribution in the organization’s 46-year history — from Amazon Chief Executive...
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