Reporters Committee First Aid

The Reporters Committee FirstAid app is designed to help journalists who need quick answers to legal issues that arise while covering the news. It is meant as a quick solution during an urgent situation, such as when a judge or other official is keeping you from a hearing or a meeting, or a police officer is threatening you with arrest. More extensive assistance with media law issues is available through our web site.

FirstAid also provides quick access to our hotline for any media law issues, either by phone or email.

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) makes all of its resources, including this app, available for journalists of all varieties, whether you work for a national news organization or a neighborhood news blog. We never charge for our assistance.