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 Tracker documents incidents across the country, involving national, state and local authorities.
Our Original Analysis
Featured Incidents
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Photojournalist pushed by federal officers at immigration protest in LA
- Date of incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Targets
- Steven Berumen (Independent)
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Venezuelan journalist detained by federal immigration agents in Florida
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Targets
- Wilmer Solano Dávila (Independent)
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Wartime Pentagon goes two-plus months without media briefing
- Date of incident
- Location
- Arlington, Virginia
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- Media
Recent Incidents
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr targets news outlets
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- ABC, Media
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Markwayne Mullin targets press as secretary of homeland security
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media
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Venezuelan journalist detained by federal immigration agents in Florida
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Targets
- Wilmer Solano Dávila (Independent)
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Kansas reporter files suit after phone seized in newsroom raid
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Marion, Kansas
- Targets
- Phyllis Zorn (Marion County Record)
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Photojournalist pushed by federal officers at immigration protest in LA
- Date of incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Targets
- Steven Berumen (Independent)
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Don Lemon arrested, charged over covering Minnesota church protest
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Beverly Hills, California
- Targets
- Don Lemon (Independent)
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Independent journalist arrested, charged over Minnesota protest coverage
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Targets
- Georgia Fort (Independent)
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Photographer’s camera swatted by pedestrian during live shot in LA
- Date of incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Targets
- Kip Ebanks (Newsmax Media)