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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Nearly 100 journalists assaulted already this year

Published

August 28, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
The silence and the siege

Media independence and journalists’ safety are under threat, as Trump uses suits to cudgel news outlets and his immigration crackdown endangers those covering it.

Published

July 31, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Media in the courthouse

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July 18, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars

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‘The threats follow us home’: Survey details risks for female journalists in U.S., Canada

Published

September 6, 2019

Written by

Lucy Westcott
Puerto Rican journalists navigate street protests, police reaction

Published

July 23, 2019

Written by

Avi Asher-Schapiro
The Supreme Court stamps on freedom of information

Published

June 25, 2019

Written by

Jon Allsop
Trump opens reelection campaign week with escalating rhetoric against the media

Published

June 21, 2019

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Unanswered questions on the San Francisco police raid of a journalist’s home

Published

May 28, 2019

Written by

Trevor Timm
5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s analysis of press freedom threats in 2018

Published

May 3, 2019

Written by

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Supreme Court could limit FOIA, curtail investigative reporting

Published

April 19, 2019

Written by

Avi Asher-Schapiro
Why is Chelsea Manning still in jail?

Published

April 16, 2019

Written by

Camille Fassett

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