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
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What 3,725 (and counting) of Trump’s anti-press posts look like
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- Kirstin McCudden
Featured Incidents
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CNN barred from Trump’s Air Force One flight
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- CNN
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Photojournalist thrown to the ground, arrested at LA protest
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- Location
- Los Angeles, California
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- Angel Perez (Independent)
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Trump targets news media, punishing critical coverage of his second term
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- David Sanger (The New York Times), CNN, Media, MSNBC/MS NOW, Politico, The New York Times
Recent Incidents
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Nicaraguan journalist detained by ICE in Florida
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Orlando, Florida
- Targets
- Luis Galeano (Café con Voz)
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CIA contractor charged with leaking classified reports to journalist
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- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
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CNN barred from Trump’s Air Force One flight
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- CNN
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Florida TV stations threatened with prosecution; sued for airing election ad
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida
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- Spectrum Bay News 9, WESH, WFLA-TV, WFTS-TV, WFTV, WKCF, WKMG-TV, WOFL, WRDQ, WRMD-CD, WTSP, WTTA, WTVT, WXPX-TV
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Correspondent booted from Air Force One following Oval Office showdown
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- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Andrew Feinberg (The Independent [United Kingdom])
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Journalist shot by federal agents in LA, taken into ICE custody
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- Date of incident
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- Los Angeles, California
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- Carlitos Ricardo Parias (Independent)
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Trump targets news media, punishing critical coverage of his second term
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- David Sanger (The New York Times), CNN, Media, MSNBC/MS NOW, Politico, The New York Times
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Photojournalist thrown to the ground, arrested at LA protest
- Date of incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Targets
- Angel Perez (Independent)