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.

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Three years on, little justice for press assaulted on Jan. 6

Three years after the failed attempt to halt the democratic process of counting electoral votes on Jan. 6, 2021, the Department of Justice has charged more than 1,100 people with criminal activity that day. Yet it has charged only a few of those who committed assaults on journalists, attacked as they covered the rapidly escalating events in Washington, D.C.

Published

January 2, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Members of the press charged with committing ‘acts of journalism’ in 2023

Published

December 20, 2023

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
No gag rule exception for the media in North Carolina

Published

October 31, 2023

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Who’s assaulting journalists in 2023?

A snapshot of press freedom violations as documented by the Tracker so far this year.

Published

September 29, 2023

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
After Kansas: Putting newsroom raids in context

Bubble map chart showing search and seizure of journalists across the U.S., by state, as documented in the Tracker from 2017 to today

Published

August 31, 2023

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Years later, Jan. 6 fallout continues for journalists

Published

July 28, 2023

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Death threats and journalists' houses vandalized: 'It's not OK.'

Published

June 30, 2023

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Parallels in attacks on journalists, newsrooms across the years

Comparing attacks on journalists and newsrooms across the years and the pursuit of accountability

Published

May 31, 2023

Written by

Stephanie Sugars