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1. 

   Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

   Published

   May 23, 2025

   Written by

   Stephanie Sugars

2. 

   Columbia keeps ‘investigating’ student journalists covering pro-Palestine protests

   Reporters on campus tell CJR it’s a threat to press freedom.

   Published

   May 19, 2025

   Written by

   Meghnad Bose and Anna Oakes

3. 

   In 100 days, a laundry list of attacks on the media

   From limiting media access to investigating journalists, the Trump administration’s first 100 days have targeted the media on multiple fronts

   Published

   April 30, 2025

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

4. 

   ‘I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.’ A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile

   Normalizing control of media access was one small step the Kremlin took to undermine press freedom.

   Published

   March 31, 2025

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

5. 

   The press corps, and profound losses ahead

   The perils of a press corps controlled by the president

   Published

   February 28, 2025

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

6. 

   Election-related free press violations, 2017-present

   February 18, 2025

   Press freedom violations in connection with U.S. elections, 2017-forward

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   Entering Trump 2.0 after uptick in attacks on press last year

   Published

   January 31, 2025

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

8. 

   Charges — and punishments — for J6 rioters who hurt journalists, damaged news equipment

   Published

   January 24, 2025

   Written by

   U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff