Georgia In addition to a charge for the search, retrieval or redaction of records, an agency may charge a fee for the copying of records or data but, in the case of electronic records, this fee is ...

Georgia Text messages and other electronic messages are not exempt from the Act’s disclosure requirements. However, the Act does expressly provide that “ [r]equests to inspect or copy electronic ...

The recordings helped dispel rumors about the police response to a mass shooting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, last year.

Changing the terms of foreign journalists' visas might appear subtle, but it can have profound implications for press freedom ...

Catsambas will oversee the Reporters Committee’s work building broad coalitions to support journalists’ rights in state and federal courts. Marietta Catsambas has joined the Reporters Committee as a ...

In response to the decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to withdraw subpoenas issued to New York Times reporters after a hearing today, Reporters Committee President Bruce D. Brown made the ...

This column was originally published in the Hoosier State Press Association’s July 2026 newsletter. Many journalists seeking information from public officials are all too familiar with the same ...

The Reporter’s Privilege Compendium, first posted online in 2002, is the most detailed examination available of the reporter’s privilege — the right not to be compelled to reveal sources or materials ...

This guide explains the legal risks associated with receiving or publishing material that was illegally obtained by a third party. This guide was compiled by the following attorneys, legal fellows, ...

Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news articles, scripts, and footage to address legal concerns. Pre-publication review, or “vetting,” is the process of reviewing news ...

California Under both Acts, agendas of public meetings and other writings, when distributed to all or a majority of all, of the members of the body in connection with an item to be considered in open ...