First time offering! Three-part online training in Spanish on core legal skills for journalists in Fall 2023. Register for one, two or all. 1:00-2:00 p.m. ET.
October 18:
Newsgathering rights (recording in public, covering protests)
Los derechos de las periodistas cuando recopilan noticias (grabación en público; consideraciones para periodistas que cubren protestas etc.)
Register here [1].
November 1:
Pre-publication review of articles, podcasts, documentaries (defamation, privacy torts)
La revisión previa a la publicación de artículos, podcasts, documentarios etc (difamación; agravios de privacidad)
Register here [2].
November 15:
Access and transparency (public records, courtrooms and court records)
Los temas de acceso y transparencia (registros públicos; salas de audiencias y registros judiciales etc.)
Register here [3].
All the courses are free, but registration is required.
Environmental journalists: Take advantage of these courses, which are in Spanish for the first time!
These courses are part of the Reporters Committee's ProJourn [4] collaboration with Microsoft and Davis Wright Tremaine, which provides free pre-publication services nationwide for nonprofit journalists, and public access work for journalists in Texas, California, Georgia, New York, North Carolina and Washington State, through a network of pro bono law firm support and corporate legal offices.