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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‘Overstayed his welcome’

The Trump administration is ramping up its hostile environment for journalists, from American streets to the corridors of the White House

Published

September 21, 2026

Written by

Jem Bartholomew
What 3,725 (and counting) of Trump’s anti-press posts look like

Published

August 31, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Leak hunting with legal orders

DOJ-issued legal orders to outlets, journalists by year

Published

July 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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Our November 2020 Newsletter

Published

November 2, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Journalists face harassment while covering coronavirus

Journalists face harassment while covering coronavirus

Published

October 18, 2020

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Rather than denounce attacks on press, Trump doubles down on negative tweets

Published

October 1, 2020

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Our October 2020 Newsletter

Published

October 1, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Special Section — Election 2020

Published

September 10, 2020

Written by

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
Our September 2020 Newsletter

Published

September 1, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
The George Floyd protests started three months ago today. More than 700 journalists have reported press freedom violations since.

Published

August 28, 2020

Written by

Freedom of the Press Foundation
Our August 2020 Newsletter

Published

August 3, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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