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New U.S. guidelines on protections for journalists aren’t clear on who they apply to

Joshua BentonSeptember 24, 2013

Reporters, bloggers, news photogs, citizen journalists: Please take this survey about press credentials

Nieman Lab and some other organizations dedicated to journalism are asking people who gather news for publication to take a survey on press passes, access, and other issues around media credentials. We’d love your help.

Justin EllisAugust 26, 2013

Honolulu Civil Beat creates a legal aid clinic to help the public fight for better records access

The Civil Beat Law Center for Public Interest will be independent of the news site and offer counsel and representation in challenges to information requests.

Mark CoddingtonJuly 5, 2013

This Week in Review: Greenwald and the journalists’ club, and a j-school’s big political win

Plus: The travails of Edward Snowden, the birth of 21st Century Fox, the death of Google Reader, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.

Mark CoddingtonMay 17, 2013

This Week in Review, Spy vs. Spy edition: Backlash against snooping by DOJ and Bloomberg

Plus: New developments in online video, The New Yorker’s Strongbox leak submission system, and the rest of the week’s future-of-news news.

Joshua BentonMarch 14, 2013

Paul Salopek’s slow-journalism walk around the world earns nonprofit status from the IRS

It’s good news for his remarkable project, but also encouraging news for nonprofit news organizations in general.

Justin EllisMarch 4, 2013

Report: The IRS’s “antiquated and counterproductive” rules are hurting nonprofit news orgs

The new report from the Council on Foundations and the Knight Foundation says the IRS process for granting 501(c)(3) status to news organizations is “archaic” and “obsolete” and suggests fixes.

Jeffrey HermesJanuary 24, 2013

A court case against those skeezy mugshot websites raises First Amendment issues

In going after mugshot sites, a plaintiff in Toledo is seeking to make the right of publicity extend to non-endorsement uses of people’s images.

A reason for optimism in the IRS’ handling of nonprofit news orgs

The San Francisco Public Press has finally, after 32 months, been granted 501(c)(3) status — a positive sign for its peers still waiting. Jeffrey Hermes

For NBCNews.com, a new website comes with new privacy standards

The website formerly known as MSNBC.com no longer promises to let users opt out of targeted advertising. Adrienne LaFrance