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   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

2. 

   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

3. 

   Columbia keeps ‘investigating’ student journalists covering pro-Palestine protests

   Reporters on campus tell CJR it’s a threat to press freedom.

   Published

   May 19, 2025

   Written by

   Meghnad Bose, Anna Oakes

4. 

   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

   Published

   April 30, 2025

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

5. 

   ‘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

6. 

   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

7. 

   Election-related free press violations, 2017-present

   February 18, 2025

   Press freedom violations in connection with U.S. elections, 2017-forward

8. 

   Entering Trump 2.0 after uptick in attacks on press last year

   Published

   January 31, 2025

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden