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White House wrests control of presidential press pool from correspondents

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: White House Correspondents' Association

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Mississippi newspaper ordered to remove editorial critical of city officials

Incident Details

Updated On: February 26, 2025
Date of Incident: February 18, 2025
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: The Clarksdale Press Register

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Trump administration, allies move to punish outlets during his second term

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

AP reporters barred from White House events over editorial style policy

Incident Details

Updated On: February 21, 2025
Date of Incident: February 11, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:25-cv-00532
Targets: The Associated Press
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Government event

More than 75 Lee Enterprises newspapers affected by cyberattack

Incident Details

Updated On: February 18, 2025
Date of Incident: February 3, 2025
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Targets: Lee Enterprises

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Freelance photojournalist arrested at anti-deportation protest in Indiana

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 18, 2025
Location: Gary, Indiana
Targets: Matthew Kaplan (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Gary Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Jan. 18, 2025: Charges pending

Obstruction: resisting law enforcement

Jan. 18, 2025: Charges pending

Trespassing: criminal trespass

Jan. 18, 2025: Charges pending
Detention Date →: January 18, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Two journalists removed from briefing after interrupting Blinken

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 16, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Sam Husseini (Independent), Max Blumenthal (The Grayzone)

Other Incident

Kansas House bans reporting from floor, mirroring move in Senate

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 10, 2025
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

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