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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Leak hunting with legal orders

DOJ-issued legal orders to outlets, journalists by year

Published

July 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Press targeted at New Jersey immigration detention protests

Published

June 30, 2026

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Go pound sand!

Published

June 10, 2026

Written by

Kyle Paoletta

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RCFP analyzes the state of U.S. press freedom in 2022

Published

June 14, 2023

Written by

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Seven journalists’ deaths and the pursuit of justice

Seven journalists’ deaths and the pursuit of justice: A newsroom shooting and other deadly violence

Published

May 31, 2023

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Capital Gazette newsroom targeted in mass shooting

Nine journalists and two sales associates were present in the Capital Gazette newsroom when a gunman shot his way into the newspaper's offices. Five were killed: Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith and Wendi Winters.

Published

May 3, 2023

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Broken cameras, lost wages

Published

January 10, 2023

Written by

Kio Herrera
In 2022, 15 journalists arrested; more face charges

While detained, journalists lose their ability to freely cover the story; criminal charges mean journalists face the threat of fines, prison time — or both.

Published

December 20, 2022

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
There’s no right way to respond to GOP media restrictions. That’s the point.

Published

August 24, 2022

Written by

Jon Allsop
Celebrating 5 years since launch of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Published

August 2, 2022

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Supreme Court ruling limits paths for journalists to hold federal officers accountable

Published

June 23, 2022

Written by

Stephanie Sugars