U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Analysis

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.

Showing posts by Kirstin McCudden

  1. Button of reporter Jeff German during trial of his murder

    ‘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

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    Kirstin McCudden
  2. A vertical bar chart showing arrests of journalists in the united states as documented by the Tracker

    Arrests of journalists already doubled over last year

    As of this month, more journalists have now been arrested in 2024 than the last two years combined. Plus, four years after George Floyd’s death — and what it meant for media covering BLM.

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    Kirstin McCudden
  3. Incident snapshot 2-29-2024

    ‘He simply reported’

    A snapshot of all incidents documented in the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker so far this year

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    Kirstin McCudden