All Incidents - U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

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Tennessee Highway Patrol blocks reporters from covering protest, threaten with arrest

April 19, 2019

The Tennessee Highway Patrol threatened several reporters with arrest and blocked them from continuing reporting while they were covering a …

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Judge limits media access to evidence in Minnesota police shooting trial

April 4, 2019

The judge presiding over the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor ruled on March 29 that media …

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Department of State bars press pool from briefing call, allowing only “faith-based media”

March 25, 2019

The State Department barred the department’s press corps from a briefing call with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on March …

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White House bars four print reporters from covering dinner between U.S., North Korea leaders

March 4, 2019

One day into President Trump’s diplomatic trip to Vietnam, the White House banned four U.S. journalists traveling in the press …

Unprecedented criminal complaint filed for violations of the Georgia Open Records Act

February 26, 2019

The Georgia state attorney general filed the first-ever criminal complaint in connection with the Georgia Open Records Act on Feb. …

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Trump stops regular press briefings, citing unfair media treatment

January 23, 2019

President Trump revealed in a tweet on Jan. 22, that the lack of regular White House press briefings was the …

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White House suspends CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials and falsely accuses him of manhandling intern

November 8, 2018

On November 7, 2018, the White House suspended CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press pass, banning him from setting foot on …

Iowa congressman Steve King denies at least four journalists access to election party

November 6, 2018

The congressman’s son said that campaign views the Register as “leftist propaganda”

Category Results

Total Results	31
Journalists affected	45
Results in 2019	6
Results in April	1

How we track Denials Of Access

Denial of access to government events that are traditionally open or attended by the press and where the denial of access either deprives the public of significant information, appears to be retaliatory, or is done without meaningful justification. Concrete changes in policy or practice to restrict or deny access may also be included in this category.

Denial of access to individuals in some cases, such as where the available space limits the number of journalists allowed to attend or where individuals arguing for access do not meet reasonable standards for credentials, can be seen as meaningful justifications and will not be included.