Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO GATHER AND DISTRIBUTE NEWS; TO KEEP GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE BY ENSURING ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS, MEETINGS AND COURTROOMS; AND TO PRESERVE THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SPEECH AND UNFETTERED PRESS, AS GUARANTEED BY THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.
LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCHTHE COMMITTEE PROVIDES AROUND-THE-CLOCK, PRO BONO SERVICES TO ALL NEWS MEDIA. IT OFFERS FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH TO JOURNALISTS AND ATTORNEYS, FILES AMICUS BRIEFS, PUBLISHES NUMEROUS GUIDES AND MATERIALS, AND SPEAKS OUT AGAINST THREATS TO THE FREEDOM OF THE PRESS. THE COMMITTEE UNDERTAKES LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROJECTS IN ALL AREAS OF MEDIA LAW AND ASSISTS JOURNALISTS AND NEWS ORGANIZATIONS WITH FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND ACCESS-TO-COURT CASES. AS SUCH, THE LEGAL DEFENSE AND RESEARCH PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:PUBLICATIONS - THE COMMITTEE PUBLISHES AND MAINTAINS A BLOG, VARIOUS ONLINE LEGAL GUIDES AND OTHER MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE FOIA.WIKI, FOR GATHERING AND DISSEMINATING THE NEWS. THE COMMITTEE'S INTERNET WEBSITE PROVIDES CONTENT ON MEDIA LAW AND JOURNALISM, WHICH IS UPDATED ON A DAILY BASIS.FELLOWSHIP/INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS - THE COMMITTEE OFFERS LAW FELLOWSHIPS FOR RECENT LAW SCHOOL GRADUATES AND AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR JOURNALISM AND LAW STUDENTS EACH SUMMER AND DURING AN ACADEMIC SEMESTER.NEWS MEDIA FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT (FORMERLY, SUNSHINE IN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE) - THE COMMITTEE PARTICIPATES IN A COALITION OF NON-PROFIT MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR STRONGER PUBLIC RECORDS LAWS.LITIGATION - THE COMMITTEE'S LITIGATION PRACTICE, WHICH INCLUDES ITS STAFF ATTORNEYS, COMPLEMENTS ITS TRADITIONAL AMICUS BRIEF WORK AT A TIME OF INCREASED NEED IN THE NEWS MEDIA FOR IMPACT LITIGATION AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES. THE COMMITTEE HAS A NETWORK OF LAWYERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO, FROM TIME TO TIME, SERVE AS LOCAL COUNSEL ON AMICUS BRIEFS OR PARTNER WITH THE COMMITTEE IN OTHER WAYS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Bruce Brown | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $212,379 |
| Katielynn Townsend | LEGAL DIRECTOR | 40 | $184,285 |
| Gabriel Rottman Tech And | PRESS FREEDOM PROJECT DIR. | 40 | $143,952 |
| Jennifer Topper | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR | 40 | $136,700 |
| Jennifer Pelton | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR | 40 | $128,159 |
| Judy Woodruff | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Vickie Walton-James | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Saundra Torry | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Pierre Thomas | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Symson | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Sondag | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Smith | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Savage | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Rubin | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Rosenberg | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Norman Pearlstine | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James Neff | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Maggie Mulvihill | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Mitchell | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Colleen Mccain Nelson | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Mayer | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Dahlia Lithwick | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| David Lauter | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Kaiser | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Diego Ibarguen | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| John Henry Steering | COMMITTEE UNTIL APRIL | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laura Handman | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| James Grimaldi | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Goldberg | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Alexander Gibney | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Gerstein | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Emilio Garcia-Ruiz | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Manuel Garcia | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur Bok | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Wolf Blitzer | STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Applewhite | STEERING COMMITTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Massimo Calabresi | STEERING COMMITTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Susan Goldberg | STEERING COMMITTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Anthony Mauro | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Low Vice Chair | AS OF MAY | 2 | $0 |
| David Boardman Chair Until May | THEN STEERING COMMITTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stephen Adler Vice Chair | UNTIL MAY, THEN CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
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