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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‘I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.’ A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile

Normalizing control of media access was one small step the Kremlin took to undermine press freedom.

Published

March 31, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
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
All the president’s invective

Tracking Donald Trump's anti-press rhetoric online as both candidate and president

Published

January 14, 2025

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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
Politics and the press

Politics and the press: Tracking how the media is treated on the road to Election 2024

Published

November 5, 2024

Written by

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
Understanding risks faced by journalists covering elections

Published

October 31, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
‘A measure of justice’ for slain reporter

‘A measure of justice’ for a slain reporter, more charges against Capitol rioters for assaulting a journalist, and a remarkable milestone

Published

September 30, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Journalists arrested while covering DNC

Published

August 23, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
After delays, trial for suspect in journalist’s murder set to begin

A preview of a slain reporter Jeff German’s murder trial, ongoing Israel-Gaza war protests plus an ‘impressive milestone’ as the Tracker database reaches 7 years since going live

Published

August 1, 2024

Written by

Kirstin McCudden