The Wall Street Journal and other news outlets have recently received subpoenas as part of federal leak investigations.

Randy L. Shapiro has been Global Newsroom Counsel to Bloomberg News since August 2013. She is the senior newsroom lawyer to more than 2,500 journalists around the globe. Prior to joining Bloomberg, ...

Jeffrey Goldberg is the editor in chief of The Atlantic and the moderator of Washington Week With The Atlantic. He joined The Atlantic in 2007 as a national correspondent and in 2016 was named the ...

Alix Freedman is the Global Head, Ethics and Standards for Reuters. Alix works closely with reporters and editors on major stories, final-reading many high signature pieces, and holding the company to ...

Background: In October 2025, the private prison company CoreCivic announced that it was awarded a contract from the Oklahoma Department of Corrections and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to ...

Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...

Background: In June 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to recruit and groom girls that the disgraced financier abused.

Background: On Jan. 14, 2026, the FBI executed a search warrant at the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into a government contractor charged with illegally ...

Members of the Steering Committee serve three-year terms, with a third of the members being elected each year. An Executive Committee acts as direct advisors to Reporters Committee senior staff.

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, ...

In the face of attacks on press freedom, RCFP stepped up to defend journalists and the public’s right to know. The threats to press freedom that dominated headlines in 2025 demonstrated an important ...