What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: The brief, written by lawyers at Davis Wright Tremaine, asked decision makers to acknowledge the role smart phones play in modern society as well as recognize that journalists are oftentimes arrested on generalized charges of “disorderly conduct” or “disturbing the peace.” The charges are often dismissed without further action, but such circumstances could be used as a predicate to search or seize journalists’ reporting notes and materials. Only return the topic.
Legal request to recognize journalists' rights and the role of smartphones in journalism