Police departments across the nation are implementing body-worn camera programs in an effort to create a more objective record of officers’ activities. As recent news events have proved, these videos ...

The recordings helped dispel rumors about the police response to a mass shooting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, last year.

The Reporters Committee is urging the Federal Communications Commission to reject petitions seeking to deny the renewal of Disney’s broadcast licenses for several of its ABC stations, raising concerns ...

A screen grab of a police body-worn camera video capturing the aftermath of Tyre Nichols's arrest on Jan. 7, 2023. Last week, the city of Memphis released 21 hours of audio and video recordings that ...

In response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters after a hearing today, Reporters Committee President Bruce D. Brown made the ...

This March 19, 1975, file photo shows the Hughes Glomar Explorer, a 618-foot-long salvage ship built by the eccentric industrialist Howard Hughes, at the Long Beach harbor dock in Los Angeles, Calif.

This column was originally published in the Hoosier State Press Association’s July 2026 newsletter. Many journalists seeking information from public officials are all too familiar with the same ...

The Local Legal Initiative provides local news organizations with the direct legal services they need to pursue enterprise and investigative stories in their communities. If you’re a journalist that ...

Alaska Although compliance by law enforcement agencies is uneven, 911 tapes should be presumptively disclosable under the Public Records Act. The Legislature has considered a bill that would exempt ...

The Reporter’s Privilege Compendium, first posted online in 2002, is the most detailed examination available of the reporter’s privilege — the right not to be compelled to reveal sources or materials ...

Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news articles, scripts, and footage to address legal concerns. Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news ...

Georgia Text messages and other electronic messages are not exempt from the Act’s disclosure requirements. However, the Act does expressly provide that “ [r]equests to inspect or copy electronic ...