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News/Media Alliance Joins Brief in Support of Transparency of Police Records Under New York’s Freedom of Information Law
The brief, led by RCFP, urges the Court of Appeals to affirm the decision to require the disclosure of unsubstantiated and pre-June 2020 complaints ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Media Letter in Calling for Senate to Advance the PRESS Act
The News/Media Alliance joined a letter with the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, along with over 50 other news media and press rights organizations, calling ... Read More
House Representatives Introduce International Press Freedom Bill
On May 3, Representatives Bill Keating (D-MA) and David Cicilline (D-RI) introduced the International Press Freedom Act of 2022. The Bill would create an Office on ... Read More
Judge Orders the Unsealing of Information in State AG Case Against Google; Details Google’s Anti-Competitive Actions
On October 15, Judge P. Kevin Castel of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ordered the release of a partially ... Read More
Statement: News Media Alliance Applauds Introduction of Journalist Protection Act by Representative Swalwell, Senators Blumenthal and Menendez
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) and Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Journalist Protection Act, which would penalize individuals who intentionally harm ... Read More
News Media for Open Government Encourages Congress to Take Actions to Support Journalists, a Free Press and an Open and More Accountable Government
Recent events continue to demonstrate that journalism and journalists are a necessary part of our democracy and critical to a well-functioning government and an informed ... Read More
Trump Administration’s Proposal to Limit Foreign Journalist Visas is a Violation of Press Freedom
The Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press and 36 other media organizations urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to ... Read More
House of Representatives Passes Fallen Journalists Memorial Act
The Fallen Journalists Memorial (FJM) Foundation, News Media Alliance, National Newspaper Association and National Association of Broadcasters today commended the U.S. House of Representatives on ... Read More
News Media Are the First and Most Effective Means for Exercising Our Five First Amendment Freedoms
As we celebrate National Newspaper Week, we are raising awareness about our five First Amendment freedoms, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution — freedom of ... Read More
Insights from the RCFP’s Press Freedom For The People Report
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press sought to quantify public perceptions of press freedom and threats against the press ... Read More
