The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is a nonprofit group, formed in 1970, that provides free legal assistance to journalists.


 * "In the last three decades the Committee has played a role in virtually every significant press freedom case that has come before the Supreme Court -- from Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart to Hustler Magazine v. Falwell -- as well as in hundreds of cases in federal and state courts.


 * The Committee has also emerged as a major national -- and international -- resource in free speech issues, disseminating information in a variety of forms, including a quarterly legal review, a bi-weekly newsletter, a 24-hour hotline, and various handbooks on media law issues.


 * Academicians, state and federal agencies, and Congress regularly call on the Committee for advice and expertise, and it has become the leading advocate for reporters' interest in cyberspace.


 * Important as these activities are, the Committee's primary mission remains serving working journalists -- 2,000 of them every year. And since its founding, no reporter has ever paid for the Committee's help in defending First Amendment rights. This is the incarnation of the founders' vision and the Committee's proudest achievement." -

Steering Committee (2005.05.27)
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 * SCOTT APPLEWHITE - The Associated Press
 * ROSEMARY ARMAO - South Florida Sun-Sentinel
 * CHARLES R. BABCOCK - The Washington Post
 * CHIP BOK - Akron Beacon Journal
 * EARL CALDWELL - Pacifica Radio
 * REBECCA CARR - Cox Newspapers
 * WALTER CRONKITE - CBS News
 * GARY DECKELNICK - Asbury Park Press
 * RICHARD S. DUNHAM - Business Week
 * ASHLEA EBELING - Forbes Magazine
 * SARA FRITZ - Freelance
 * STEPHEN GEIMANN - Bloomberg News
 * FRED GRAHAM - Court TV
 * JOHN C. HENRY - Freelance
 * NAT HENTOFF - The Village Voice
 * KAREN GRAY HOUSTON - Fox News
 * PETER JENNINGS - ABC News
 * STEPHEN LABATON - The New York Times
 * TONY MAURO - American Lawyer Media
 * DOYLE MCMANUS - Los Angeles Times
 * WILSON F. MINOR - Factual Reporting Service
 * SANDRA PEDDIE - Newsday
 * DAN RATHER - CBS News
 * DAVID ROSENBAUM - The New York Times
 * CRISTINE RUSSELL - Freelance
 * TIM RUSSERT - NBC News
 * GERALD F. SEIB - The Wall Street Journal
 * CAROLE SIMPSON - ABC News
 * SAUNDRA TORRY - USA Today
 * JUDY WOODRUFF - CNN

Reporters Committee Staff (2005.05.27)
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 * Lucy Dalglish - Executive Director
 * Gregg Leslie - Legal Defense Director
 * Rebecca Daugherty - Director, Freedom of Information Service Center
 * Kimberley Keyes - McCormick Legal Fellow, 2004-2005
 * Grant Penrod - Reporters Committee Legal Fellow, 2004-2005
 * Ryan Lozar - Jack Nelson Legal Fellow, 2004-2005
 * Kirsten B. Mitchell - Journalism Fellow, 2004-2005
 * Lois Lloyd - Business Manager
 * Maria Gowen - Office Manager
 * Victor Gaberman - Administrative Assistant
 * Andrew Brenner - Journalism Intern, Winter/Spring 2005

Projects and Services

 * Shields and Subpoenas Webpage - Updated information regarding contempt cases against reporters, and the progress of a Ferderal Shield Law, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2005"
 * Weblog: Behind the Homefront - a daily weblog covering homeland security issues as they affect reporting and th epublic's right to know
 * Two email lists
 * news
 * Press Releases
 * A guide for reporters detailing how to fight subpoenas
 * Guidelines and standards towards achieving electronic access to Court documents
 * Documents
 * Press Releases
 * Other Documents
 * Freeom of Information Help
 * Online FOI letter generator
 * Reporter Legal Defense Hotline

Contact information
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press 1815 N. Fort Myer Drive, Suite 900, Arlington, VA 22209. Legal Defense Hotline: 1-800-336-4243 E-mail: rcfp AT rcfp.org Website: rcfp.org