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.
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Members of the press charged with committing ‘acts of journalism’ in 2023
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- Stephanie Sugars
Featured Incidents
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Sacramento Bee columnist detained at pro-Palestinian protest at City Hall
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Targets
- Robin Epley (The Sacramento Bee)
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Former Fox News reporter held in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoena
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Catherine Herridge (Fox News)
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Florida journalist indicted on allegations of conspiracy, computer fraud, wiretapping
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Tampa, Florida
- Targets
- Tim Burke (Independent)
Recent Incidents
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Tennessee reporter arrested while covering student protest against Israel-Gaza war
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Targets
- Eli Motycka (Nashville Scene)
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Colorado council member sends threatening note to local weekly over reporting
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Ouray, Colorado
- Targets
- Ouray County Plaindealer
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Sacramento Bee columnist detained at pro-Palestinian protest at City Hall
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Targets
- Robin Epley (The Sacramento Bee)
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Freelancer forcibly removed, press badge taken at Israeli conference in NYC
- Date of Incident
- Location
- New York, New York
- Targets
- Caroline Haskins (Freelance)
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Former Fox News reporter held in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoena
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Catherine Herridge (Fox News)
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Police agree to pay Las Vegas paper’s legal fees in public records lawsuits
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Targets
- Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Florida paper says sheriff disinvited it from news conference for second time
- Date of Incident
- Location
- DeLand, Florida
- Targets
- The Daytona Beach News-Journal
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Independent journalist arrested at Wall Street protest
- Date of Incident
- Location
- New York, New York
- Targets
- Ashoka Jegroo (Independent)