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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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All the president’s invective

Tracking Donald Trump's anti-press rhetoric online as both candidate and president

Published

January 14, 2025
Media in the courthouse

Published

January 6, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Journalist arrests surge in 2024 amid Israel-Gaza war protests

Published

December 12, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars

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All the president’s invective

January 14, 2025

Tracking Donald Trump's anti-press rhetoric online as both candidate and president
Media in the courthouse

Published

January 6, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Journalists arrested in the U.S. 2017-present

December 12, 2024

Arrests and detainments of journalists in the U.S. year-over-year overview, 2017-forward
Journalist arrests surge in 2024 amid Israel-Gaza war protests

Published

December 12, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
‘Meritless arrests’: Charges dropped against journalists covering DNC protest

Published

December 3, 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, 2024

Written by

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
Understanding risks faced by journalists covering elections

Published

October 31, 2024

Written by

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

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October 18, 2024

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff