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 July 2020 Newsletter

Published

July 1, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Our June 2020 Newsletter

Published

June 1, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
How’s newsgathering during COVID-19 at the state level? Depends on the governor.

Published

May 1, 2020

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Our May 2020 Newsletter

Published

May 1, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
The Trump administration and the media

Published

April 16, 2020

Written by

Committee to Protect Journalists
Trump, in crisis mode, tweets his 2000th attack on the press

Published

April 12, 2020

Written by

Stephanie Sugars, Kirstin McCudden
Our April 2020 Newsletter

Published

April 1, 2020

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s 2019 Press Freedom Tracker report

Published

April 1, 2020

Written by

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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