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   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

2. 

   Understanding risks faced by journalists covering elections

   Published

   October 31, 2024

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

3. 

   ‘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

4. 

   Journalists arrested while covering DNC

   Published

   August 23, 2024

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden

5. 

   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

6. 

   Journalists were targeted, repeatedly attacked for documenting LA protests

   Published

   July 25, 2024

   Written by

   Stephanie Sugars

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   The cynicism of blaming the media for the Trump assassination attempt

   Some of the critics in the aftermath of the Trump assassination seemed to be accusing journalists of being both overly reckless and, at least in their coverage of the shooting’s immediate aftermath, overly cautious.

   Published

   July 15, 2024

   Written by

   Jon Allsop

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   Assaults of journalists already surpassing last year’s total

   The number of journalists assaulted that we’ve documented or are actively reporting on will surpass the total number of assaults from all of last year — and the year is only half over.

   Published

   June 28, 2024

   Written by

   Kirstin McCudden