Legal Service for Independent Media

We provide a wide range of free legal services and resources to support independent media around the world.

Overview

The last decade has seen a drastic deterioration in media freedom. In many countries, laws have been weaponised against independent journalism, leaving media organisations and journalists vulnerable to legal attacks that aim to silence critical reporting. 

Our Legal Service for Independent Media offers tailored support to equip journalists, newsrooms and media freedom focused non-profits to counter these threats and strengthen their resilience and sustainability. This service draws on the expertise of our global pro bono legal network, TrustLaw, and on our experience training journalists around the world for over 40 years.

What we offer

Our free service aims to empower independent media to build their awareness of relevant legal frameworks, mitigate operational vulnerabilities and defend themselves against harassment and ‘lawfare’ attacks safely and effectively. The provision of our Legal Service is subject to meeting our eligibility criteria.

We offer five core legal services that work to promote media freedom.