In January, Tanvi Valsangikar joined the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press as its inaugural Abrams Legal Fellow, a two-year position that focuses on providing free legal assistance to documentary filmmakers. The fellow’s primary client is FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS documentary series produced by GBH in Boston.
Valsangikar’s hiring comes as the Reporters Committee is expanding its pre-publication review program for journalists and documentary filmmakers in response to a growing need. A graduate of Rutgers Law School, Valsangikar most recently worked as legal counsel at Springer Nature Group, where she handled pre-publication review and contract negotiations.
Reporters Committee Staff Writer Emily Vespa recently sat down with Valsangikar to talk about her experience and her new role. In the conversation below, Valsangikar discusses the nuances of pre-publication review for visual journalism, why free legal vetting is an important resource for documentary filmmakers, and what most excites her about the Abrams fellowship.
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