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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Media in the courthouse

Published

May 27, 2026

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Press ‘brutalized’ covering LA protests

The majority of press freedom aggressions documented so far in 2026 have occurred in California and Minnesota, both of which saw protests around federal immigration operations.

Published

April 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
‘No Kings,’ and curbing government restrictions on the press

Published

March 31, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Record number of violations mar first two months of year

Published

February 26, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
A troubling picture of press freedom pressures to start 2026

Published

January 29, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025

More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped

Published

December 15, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Journalists arrested in the U.S. 2017-present

December 15, 2025

Arrests and detainments of journalists in the U.S. year-over-year overview, 2017-forward
Years after a newsroom raid, a settlement in Kansas

Published

December 1, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden