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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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Protecting journalism, without federal police reforms

People take part in a candlelight vigil on the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Earlier that week, the Department of Justice announced it was dropping federal oversight programs for police reform in the state.

Published

May 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

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May 23, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
In 100 days, a laundry list of attacks on the media

From limiting media access to investigating journalists, the Trump administration’s first 100 days have targeted the media on multiple fronts

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April 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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Why is Chelsea Manning still in jail?

Published

April 16, 2019

Written by

Camille Fassett
It’s No Joke | Your Tracker Newsletter

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April 1, 2019

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
The Freedom of Information Act is getting worse under the Trump administration

Published

March 18, 2019

Written by

Camille Fassett
Leak prosecutions under Trump chill national security beat

Published

March 11, 2019

Written by

Avi Asher-Schapiro
From fake news to enemy of the people: An anatomy of Trump's tweets

Published

January 30, 2019

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker in 2018: Year two of documenting attacks on the press in the Trump era

Published

December 19, 2018

Written by

Camille Fassett
Journalists fleeing threats at home trapped in ICE detention over US asylum seeker policy

Published

December 14, 2018

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Federal judge reinstates CNN reporter’s press pass after Trump revoked it for critical coverage

On November 16, federal judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to give CNN reporter Jim Acosta his press pass back.

Published

November 16, 2018

Written by

Peter Sterne and Camille Fassett

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