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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Nearly 100 journalists assaulted already this year

Published

August 28, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
The silence and the siege

Media independence and journalists’ safety are under threat, as Trump uses suits to cudgel news outlets and his immigration crackdown endangers those covering it.

Published

July 31, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Media in the courthouse

Published

July 18, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars

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‘The threats follow us home’: Survey details risks for female journalists in U.S., Canada

Published

September 6, 2019

Written by

Lucy Westcott
Shortening Days | Our September 2019 Newsletter

Published

September 3, 2019

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Taking the Temperature | Our August 2019 Newsletter

Published

August 1, 2019

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Puerto Rican journalists navigate street protests, police reaction

Published

July 23, 2019

Written by

Avi Asher-Schapiro
The Beats Go On | Our July 2019 Newsletter

Published

July 1, 2019

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
The Supreme Court stamps on freedom of information

Published

June 25, 2019

Written by

Jon Allsop
Trump opens reelection campaign week with escalating rhetoric against the media

Published

June 21, 2019

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Let It Be Warm | Our June 2019 Newsletter

Published

June 3, 2019

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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