Archive for journalists
Staff / Study Finds Continued Attacks on Journalists
On May 5, the Radio Television Digital News Association with the Newhouse School at Syracuse University released the first report of a study finding more ... Read More
Staff / Secretary of State Addresses Violence Against the Press
On May 3, Secretary of State Antony Blinken held a briefing on the state of world press freedom. During the meeting, he told specific stories of assaults on the ... Read More
Staff / Congressmen Introduce Resolution Condemning Attacks on Free Press
On May 3, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH), Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), and other members of the Senate ... Read More
Staff / Judge Overturns Texas Drone Law
On March 29, Judge Robert Pitman for the District Court in the Western District of Texas, Austin Division overturned a restrictive Texas drone law ... Read More
Staff / Maryland Court Grants AAP’s Request for Preliminary Injunction in E-Book Licensing Case
On February 16, a federal judge granted the Association of American Publishers’ request for a preliminary injunction in the case concerning Maryland’s recently enacted electronic ... Read More
Staff / Report: Minority-Owned Media and the Digital Duopoly
Minority-owned news outlets occupy an important place in American journalistic history, and their continued survival – as well as the addition of new outlets – ... Read More
Staff / California Law Gives Journalists Better Access to Police Records
On October 9, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-98 “Public peace: media access” into law ... Read More
Staff / Statement: 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov
Journalists Maria Ressa, CEO of Philippine digital media outlet Rappler, and Dmitry Muratov, founder and head of the independent Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta, have been ... Read More
Staff / Alliance Joins in Amicus Brief Advocating for Access to Police Misconduct Investigation
On September 24, The Alliance joined the Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press in an amicus brief seeking records from the Seattle Police Department ... Read More
Senators Urge DOJ to Protect Journalists
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today sent a letter to Attorney General ... Read More
