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At least six states are considering legislative proposals that protect the First Amendment rights of student journalists. Over the past year, tension between administrators and student newspapers has ...

Press advocates say a bill in the state Legislature would make it practically impossible for the public to access police footage. Lawmakers are considering amendments.

The latest reports from agency chief FOIA officers illustrate how the Trump administration's workforce cuts drove another increase in FOIA backlogs.

A recent Signature Program at The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts delved into a local treasure trove of information on major events and everyday life.

Frank LoMonte is senior legal counsel to the newsroom at CNN, advising the network’s 3,000 worldwide journalists on a wide range of legal issues implicating the right to gather and distribute news. He

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The mayor’s spokesperson recently lashed out at a local reporter for asking questions. Press freedom experts say it’s part of a growing trend.

Share articleThe Village of Key Biscayne has suspended its media policy that prohibited employees from speaking to journalists without prior approval or face disciplinary action. Village spokeswoman J...

As public attention has shifted away from policing reform, legislators attempt to shove information into the dark.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education refused to provide resignation letters of several senior employees who left the agency.

The push to shield lawmakers’ personal information from prying eyes is drawing concerns about public transparency.

Supporters and critics agree: Issues with MARTA’s service, cleanliness and safety have been mounting for months.

The CPD committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017. Now, the city claims it would be an invasion of privacy.

North Carolina just flipped the script on NIL transparency. Here’s what the new law means for athletes, agents, and access.

A University spokesperson said Brown was prepared to “mount a strong effort” defending its exemption from the APRA.

Former GP Proctor Anthony Alvarez has filed a lawsuit against University of Kansas alleged his rights to free speech and due process were violated.

Student journalists at Alexandria City High School want the school system to change a policy allowing their principal to review stories before publication.

The Alexandria, Virginia school board says it wants to “help students grow as journalists." Theogony's student journalists wonder who, exactly, the board is protecting.

In August 2019, reporters with Chattanooga’s daily newspaper, the Times Free Press, filed what seemed to be a routine request for access to emails and other public records held by their local county g...

Using the “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) as a case study, this article discusses how requesters can—and sometimes cannot—gain access to the records of agencies attached to the White Hous...

<p>Courts are notoriously camera-shy institutions. Although the Supreme Court has recognized the essential public nature of trials, photography and videography

RFK Jr. has slashed staff, hired a vaccine skeptic to study a debunked link with autism and more.

A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.

Due to low enrollment, Blended Advanced Media Lab, Naperville Central’s multimedia journalism class, will not run as an academic class for the 2025-26 school year. This will not only deprive intereste...

Every journalist has ideas about what makes a good public records request. But surprisingly few people have actually tried to systematically analyze how requests can be written to improve their chance...

Immigration court cases are entirely different from criminal court proceedings, but the stakes are just as high, experts say.

When Todd Wallack first decided to pursue investigative journalism as a career, he was driven by the field’s ability to hold the powerful accountable, uncover hidden truths that communities deserve to...

Beehive State has one of the most robust public records laws in the country but state lawmakers chipped away at access over the years.

The Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons is pausing hiring and spending in response to federal funding cuts at the National Institutes of Health, James McKiernan, interim dean of the college, an...

Journalists have long faced obstacles in their pursuit of truth, but in recent years, a troubling trend has emerged: government-imposed gag rules that restrict public employees from speaking freely wi...

Seth Stevens was disturbed after learning the student newspaper at Seton Hill University, The Setonian, would be put on an indefinite hiatus. &ldquo;It was very sad,&rdquo; said Stevens, 21, of Greens...

If you are a journalist or a news outlet running into gag rules curtailing public employees’ rights to speak to reporters, the Society of Professional Journalists wants to hear from you.

SCRANTON — A city resident has appealed a ruling requiring him to not divulge any confidential information he saw and recorded in a box of former city employee personnel files mistakenly put out by…

Broad policies prohibiting prison and jail staff from talking to reporters are common but likely unconstitutional. Here’s how reporters can push back against these policies.

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