The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
A database of press freedom incidents in the United States — everything from arrests of journalists and the seizure of their equipment to assaults and interrogations at the U.S. border. The Press Freedom Tracker documents incidents across the country, involving national, state and local authorities.
Our Original Analysis
Featured Incidents
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Photographer arrested, pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by federal officers
- Date of incident
- Location
- Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- Targets
- John Abernathy (Independent)
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Washington Post reporter’s home searched by FBI, devices seized
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Targets
- Hannah Natanson (The Washington Post)
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Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers as defense secretary
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Haley Britzky (CNN), Media, Stars and Stripes, The New York Times
Recent Incidents
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DOD contractor charged with leaking classified documents to reporter
- Date of incident
- Location
- Baltimore, Maryland
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Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers as defense secretary
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Haley Britzky (CNN), Media, Stars and Stripes, The New York Times
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Photographer arrested, pepper-sprayed and tear-gassed by federal officers
- Date of incident
- Location
- Fort Snelling, Minnesota
- Targets
- John Abernathy (Independent)
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Recently updated
Washington Post reporter’s home searched by FBI, devices seized
- Updated on
- Date of incident
- Location
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Targets
- Hannah Natanson (The Washington Post)
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Washington Post subpoenaed as part of DOJ leak investigation
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- The Washington Post
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CNN correspondent covering ICE protest hit with crowd-control munition
- Date of incident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Targets
- Whitney Wild (CNN)
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Photojournalist struck in the head by projectile at Minnesota protest
- Date of incident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Targets
- Zach Roberts (Status Coup)
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Nevada judge briefly restricts media coverage of high-profile trial
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Targets
- Media