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Original analyses on press freedom trends and monthly incident roundups written by U.S. Press Freedom Tracker staff with features on First Amendment issues published by our partner organizations.

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Understanding risks faced by journalists covering elections

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October 31, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
‘A measure of justice’ for slain reporter

‘A measure of justice’ for a slain reporter, more charges against Capitol rioters for assaulting a journalist, and a remarkable milestone

Published

September 30, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Politics and the press

Politics and the press: Tracking how the media is treated on the road to Election 2024

Published

November 5, 2023

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff

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Understanding risks faced by journalists covering elections

Published

October 31, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
‘A measure of justice’ for slain reporter

‘A measure of justice’ for a slain reporter, more charges against Capitol rioters for assaulting a journalist, and a remarkable milestone

Published

September 30, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Journalists arrested while covering DNC

Published

August 23, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Election-related free press violations, 2017-present

August 2, 2024

Press freedom violations in connection with U.S. elections, 2017-forward
After delays, trial for suspect in journalist’s murder set to begin

A preview of a slain reporter Jeff German’s murder trial, ongoing Israel-Gaza war protests plus an ‘impressive milestone’ as the Tracker database reaches 7 years since going live

Published

August 1, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Journalists were targeted, repeatedly attacked for documenting LA protests

Published

July 25, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
The cynicism of blaming the media for the Trump assassination attempt

Some of the critics in the aftermath of the Trump assassination seemed to be accusing journalists of being both overly reckless and, at least in their coverage of the shooting’s immediate aftermath, overly cautious.

Published

July 15, 2024

Written by

Jon Allsop
Assaults of journalists already surpassing last year’s total

The number of journalists assaulted that we’ve documented or are actively reporting on will surpass the total number of assaults from all of last year — and the year is only half over.

Published

June 28, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden