Lawyers for Reporters
Pro bono legal representation for news organizations
Lawyers for Reporters provides pro bono legal representation to local news organizations in the United States. Working with lawyers at law firms all across the country, the organization’s team of special counsels provide direct client representation. Clients include print and online publishers, radio, freelance journalists, photographers, documentarians, videographers and many more.
Services include:
- Pre-publication review
- Newsgathering liability advice
- Subpoena defense
- Access litigation
- Defense against defamation actions
- Intellectual property licensing
- Dispute resolution