Archive for press freedom
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Opposing Use of “Hushers” During Voir Dire
On November 4, 2024 the News/Media Alliance joined an amicus brief in Valdez v. United States, in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in support of a challenge ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Amicus Brief Supporting Expanded Access to Police Personnel Records
On November 15, 2024, the News/Media Alliance joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 26 media organizations in an amicus brief in ... Read More
‘Support Journalism’ Fly-In 2024 Photos
More than 120 participants representing news, magazine and digital-only publishers met with Members of Congress from 36 states on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Statement: Wall Street Journal Reporter Evan Gershkovich is Freed
The News/Media Alliance celebrates the news that Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been released in a multicountry prisoner swap on August 1st ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Statement: Wrongful Conviction of Wall Street Journal Reporter in Russia
The News/Media Alliance joins The Wall Street Journal and the broader journalism industry in condemning the wrongful conviction of journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a Russian prison ... Read More
News Take: Free Press Focus: How Do We Ensure Protections for the Press After Shocking Police Raid?
In this episode of News Take: Free Press Focus, Eric Meyer, Publisher of the Marion County Record, shares the story of the day police raided ... Read More
News/Media Alliance Joins Letter Calling on Administration to Recognize Journalist Alsu Kurmasheva as Wrongfully Detained
On June 26, News/Media Alliance joined a letter addressed to President Joseph R. Biden asking for journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to be declared as wrongfully detained ... Read More
News Take: Free Press Focus: Preventing Another Capital Gazette Shooting: Why We Need The Journalist Protection Act
In this episode of News Take: Free Press Focus, we hear from RTDNA CEO Dan Shelley and Capital Gazette Photojournalist Paul Gillespie about the dangers ... Read More
Supreme Court Declines to Revisit NYT v. Sullivan, though Justice Thomas Wants to Revisit it in Future
On October 10th, the Supreme Court declined to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, which provides vital First Amendment ... Read More
Celebrating World Press Freedom Day
Today is the 30th anniversary of World Press Freedom Day, a day to recognize and appreciate the journalists and reporters who strive to keep us ... Read More
