Useful Press Sites

Note: selecting a link from the site list below will open the site in a new browser window.

• Californians Aware
  A resource center for journalists and others, providing information, guidance, and initiatives relating to public forum law.
• California First Amendment Coalition
  Information on California's Public Records Act, First Amendment issues, and an archive of reports covering the public's right to information.
• California Newspaper Publishers Association
  Governmental Affairs section includes rundown of Freedom of Information issues in local and state government, public access laws, and positions taken by CNPA on legislative measures affecting the media.
• First Amendment Project's Guide to the Courts and Court Records
  Basics on closed and open proceedings and how to access court records.
• Freedom Forum's Justice and Journalism program
  Reports and articles on access, information and accountability in news reporting in the courts.
• Office of the Attorney General of California
  Includes crime statistics and news and information about legal issues affecting the state.
• Radio-Television News Directors Association's Information on Covering the Courts
  Guide to states' rules on cameras in court, articles on court access to the media.
• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
  Legal resources for reporters, information on protecting the media's rights.