Vance Center Executive Director Alex Papachristou and AfroLA founder Dana Amihere during a panel discussion at INN Days in San Diego, June 12, 2024. Photo credit: Fabiola Lopez On June 12, Papachristou moderated a panel at the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) Days conference entitled “Publishing News? Then Yes, You Need a Lawyer.” During the session, he presented the work of Lawyers for Reporters and engaged in dialogue with Dana Amihere, founder of AfroLA, a nonprofit digital news outlet that covers greater Los Angeles through the lens of the Black community, and a longtime LFR client. Amihere described AfroLA’s recent investigative... read more
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Vance Center Welcomes New Lawyers for Reporters Staff Attorney
Posted on February 28, 2024Photo: Audrey Tanenbaum Audrey Tanenbaum joined the Vance Center in February 2024 as the third full-time attorney working for the Lawyers for Reporters program. She advises clients on a range of media and First Amendment law issues. Before joining Lawyers for Reporters, Audrey worked in antitrust litigation at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and was a legal fellow at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, a Washington DC-based nonprofit, where she conducted prepublication review, drafted numerous amicus briefs, and staffed a legal hotline for journalists. Audrey received her J.D. from the George Washington University School of Law. During law... read more
Vance Center Expands Press Freedom Work with New Funding, New Clients
Posted on December 20, 2023Reporters Shield The Vance Center expanded the capacity of its Reporters Shield program thanks to a generous grant from the Oak Foundation. The first-time grant from the Oak Foundation has helped the Vance Center organize and manage the legal components of Reporters Shield – critical steps toward building a network of lawyers and law firms to facilitate pro bono representation of investigative journalism around the world. This funding also crucially supports the Vance Center’s continued institutional growth, including through enhanced communications and fundraising capacities. Reporters Shield and the Vance Center’s work to defend press freedom aligns with the Oak Foundation’s... read more