Beth Soja
@bethsoja.bsky.social
Media lawyer • North Carolinian •
Hoya/Tar Heel • Senior Staff Attorney at @reporterscommittee.bsky.social
Hoya/Tar Heel • Senior Staff Attorney at @reporterscommittee.bsky.social
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A public records lawsuit brought by @oklahomawatch.bsky.social, represented by RCFP attorneys, has forced an Oklahoma city to concede that it wrongfully withheld law enforcement records in a settlement that could lead to broader transparency across the state.
Ponca City confirms right to access arrest records in settlement with Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma Watch and one of its reporters sued Ponca City with the help of RCFP attorneys after it refused to release arrest records.
www.rcfp.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
A public records lawsuit brought by @oklahomawatch.bsky.social, represented by RCFP attorneys, has forced an Oklahoma city to concede that it wrongfully withheld law enforcement records in a settlement that could lead to broader transparency across the state.
North Carolina press and transparency advocates - join us Wednesday 3/12 in Durham for the NC News & Information Summit and learn everything you always (or maybe never?) wanted to know about the NC public records law! @nclocal.bsky.social @ncopengov.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
North Carolina press and transparency advocates - join us Wednesday 3/12 in Durham for the NC News & Information Summit and learn everything you always (or maybe never?) wanted to know about the NC public records law! @nclocal.bsky.social @ncopengov.bsky.social
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More details & registration info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-nc-ne...
February 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
More details & registration info here: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-nc-ne...
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RCFP, joined by 30+ news media organizations, is asking the White House to restore @apnews.com's pool participation.
“Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment principles.”
“Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment principles.”
Media coalition to White House: Restore AP access to press pool
“Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment principles,” the letter states.
www.rcfp.org
February 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
RCFP, joined by 30+ news media organizations, is asking the White House to restore @apnews.com's pool participation.
“Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment principles.”
“Conditioning pool access to White House events on the editorial decisions of any news organization violates First Amendment principles.”
Thank you Charlotte Talks and @wfae.bsky.social for highlighting the government transparency challenges facing journalists and the public in Charlotte. www.wfae.org/show/charlot...
Transparency issues in local governments
What governments do with their time and your money is a matter of public record. But, as we have seen, governments often drag their feet for months, even years, on releasing documents the public has a...
www.wfae.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Thank you Charlotte Talks and @wfae.bsky.social for highlighting the government transparency challenges facing journalists and the public in Charlotte. www.wfae.org/show/charlot...
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On @npr.org's Fresh Air, former Washington Post editor @postbaron.bsky.social touts the importance of increased legal support for journalists — highlighting RCFP's work — in protecting America's free press over the next four years.
Veteran news editor expects Trump 'to go after the press in every conceivable way'
Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists." New Yorker editor David Remnick agrees.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2024 at 5:30 PM
On @npr.org's Fresh Air, former Washington Post editor @postbaron.bsky.social touts the importance of increased legal support for journalists — highlighting RCFP's work — in protecting America's free press over the next four years.
This Charlotte Talks piece on @wfae.bsky.social about the state of local news in NC and across the country is a worthwhile listen. www.wfae.org/show/charlot...
The state of local news in NC and across the nation
For decades, most Americans got local news from newspapers, but the digital revolution destroyed a business model that paid for that coverage. Daily newspaper circulation has declined from 60 million ...
www.wfae.org
November 25, 2024 at 4:41 PM
This Charlotte Talks piece on @wfae.bsky.social about the state of local news in NC and across the country is a worthwhile listen. www.wfae.org/show/charlot...
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RCFP also operates a free Legal Hotline for journalists who have newsgathering questions or are in need of legal assistance: www.rcfp.org/legal-hotline/
Reporters have called it "an incredible resource" — and often return for help again and again: www.rcfp.org/legal-hotlin...
Reporters have called it "an incredible resource" — and often return for help again and again: www.rcfp.org/legal-hotlin...
November 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
RCFP also operates a free Legal Hotline for journalists who have newsgathering questions or are in need of legal assistance: www.rcfp.org/legal-hotline/
Reporters have called it "an incredible resource" — and often return for help again and again: www.rcfp.org/legal-hotlin...
Reporters have called it "an incredible resource" — and often return for help again and again: www.rcfp.org/legal-hotlin...
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👋 We’re the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), a nonpartisan nonprofit that provides free legal help to journalists and protects their First Amendment + newsgathering rights.
Follow us to keep up with the fight for #pressfreedom!
Learn more at rcfp.org and in the thread below 👇
Follow us to keep up with the fight for #pressfreedom!
Learn more at rcfp.org and in the thread below 👇
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides free legal guides and resources to help reporters understand their rights.
rcfp.org
November 20, 2024 at 4:48 PM
👋 We’re the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP), a nonpartisan nonprofit that provides free legal help to journalists and protects their First Amendment + newsgathering rights.
Follow us to keep up with the fight for #pressfreedom!
Learn more at rcfp.org and in the thread below 👇
Follow us to keep up with the fight for #pressfreedom!
Learn more at rcfp.org and in the thread below 👇
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Check out our Starter Pack and follow our reporters, editors, and staff as we do deep coverage of North Carolina.
go.bsky.app/D31XM91
go.bsky.app/D31XM91
November 18, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Check out our Starter Pack and follow our reporters, editors, and staff as we do deep coverage of North Carolina.
go.bsky.app/D31XM91
go.bsky.app/D31XM91
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I created an FOI and Open Government starter pack and will add to it when I see more FOI warriors on Bluesky.
November 18, 2024 at 4:08 PM
I created an FOI and Open Government starter pack and will add to it when I see more FOI warriors on Bluesky.
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Hello! ISO North Carolina news and information friends to add to our feed: news orgs, journalists, educators, researchers, civic info people, open government advocates, community info orgs, PIOs, etc. Please reply or tag someone we should follow. TY! First starter pack here: go.bsky.app/Ri35iod
November 12, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Hello! ISO North Carolina news and information friends to add to our feed: news orgs, journalists, educators, researchers, civic info people, open government advocates, community info orgs, PIOs, etc. Please reply or tag someone we should follow. TY! First starter pack here: go.bsky.app/Ri35iod