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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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Media in the courthouse

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July 18, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Journalists are facing attacks, both digital and physical

As dozens of journalists faced assault and arrest on the streets of LA and beyond, President Trump’s unrelenting anti-press rhetoric online reached a 10-year milestone.

Published

June 30, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars and Kirstin McCudden
On social media, Trump targets the press on average once a day — for 10 years and counting

Behind a decade of attacks on the media lies Trump’s strategy of control.

Published

June 12, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars

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The press corps, and profound losses ahead

The perils of a press corps controlled by the president

Published

February 28, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Election-related free press violations, 2017-present

February 18, 2025

Press freedom violations in connection with U.S. elections, 2017-forward
Entering Trump 2.0 after uptick in attacks on press last year

Published

January 31, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Charges — and punishments — for J6 rioters who hurt journalists, damaged news equipment

Published

January 24, 2025

Written by

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
All the president’s invective

January 14, 2025

Tracking Donald Trump's anti-press rhetoric online as both candidate and president
Journalists arrested in the U.S. 2017-present

December 12, 2024

Arrests and detainments of journalists in the U.S. year-over-year overview, 2017-forward
Journalist arrests surge in 2024 amid Israel-Gaza war protests

Published

December 12, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
‘Meritless arrests’: Charges dropped against journalists covering DNC protest

Published

December 3, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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