Jennifer Nelson

Director, Pre-Publication Review & Journalist Support • Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Last edited November 18, 2025

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Jennifer Nelson serves as the Reporters Committee’s director of pre-publication review & journalist support. She leads the organization’s pre-publication and pre-broadcast review practice, oversees the publication of and updates to its 200+ legal guides, supervises its legal hotline for journalists, and directs its newsroom legal training program. Prior to joining the Reporters Committee, Jen was a litigation associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, where her practice focused on complex litigation and congressional investigations. Before law school, she covered breaking news for the City & Region section as an editorial assistant and freelance reporter for The Boston Globe.