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.
From Our Blog
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Death threats and journalists' houses vandalized: 'It's not OK.'
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Featured Incidents
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Miami mayor tries to grab phone from reporter’s hands
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Targets
- Sarah Blaskey (Miami Herald)
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Univision reporter, photographer robbed at gunpoint in Chicago
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Targets
- Unidentified reporter 5 (Univision Chicago)
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch barred from publishing mistakenly released report
- Date of Incident
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Targets
- Katie Kull (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Recent Incidents
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Miami mayor tries to grab phone from reporter’s hands
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Targets
- Sarah Blaskey (Miami Herald)
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Chicago TV reporter attacked while livestreaming
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Targets
- Unidentified reporter 6 (Univision Chicago)
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Videographer assaulted at NY migrant housing protest
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Staten Island, New York
- Targets
- Lukasz Matyja (Freelance)
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Univision reporter, photographer robbed at gunpoint in Chicago
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Targets
- Unidentified reporter 5 (Univision Chicago)
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Univision photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint in Chicago
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Targets
- Unidentified photojournalist 31 (Univision Chicago)
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Florida broadcast photographer assaulted outside of jail
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Miami, Florida
- Targets
- Unidentified photojournalist 29 (WPLG Local 10)
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Newsroom, personal equipment seized in Kansas raid
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Marion, Kansas
- Targets
- Deb Gruver (Marion County Record), Phyllis Zorn (Marion County Record), Marion County Record
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Kansas newspaper editor’s home raided by local law enforcement
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Marion, Kansas
- Targets
- Eric Meyer (Marion County Record), Joan Meyer (Marion County Record)