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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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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.

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May 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden
Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

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May 23, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
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

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April 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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Missouri governor’s criminal trial proceeds in darkness

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May 11, 2018

Written by

Dan Shelley
ICE interferes with reporters covering immigration hearings

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April 24, 2018

Written by

Camille Fassett
New report assesses the state of U.S. press freedoms, shows protests were the most dangerous place for U.S. journalists in 2017

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April 3, 2018
The accused FBI whistleblower indicted by Trump's DOJ allegedly leaked secret rules for spying on reporters

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March 30, 2018

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Trevor Timm
Journalists covering protests in U.S. risk getting caught up in police kettling tactic

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March 15, 2018

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Stephanie Sugars
Journalists covering U.S. white supremacists must weigh risks to selves and families

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March 15, 2018

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Avi Asher-Schapiro
Many journalists have recently faced subpoenas

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March 8, 2018

Written by

Camille Fassett
Former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka insults, threatens, and attacks journalists

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February 23, 2018

Written by

Camille Fassett

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Analysis

Featured

Protecting journalism, without federal police reforms

Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

In 100 days, a laundry list of attacks on the media

Latest

Missouri governor’s criminal trial proceeds in darkness

ICE interferes with reporters covering immigration hearings

New report assesses the state of U.S. press freedoms, shows protests were the most dangerous place for U.S. journalists in 2017

The accused FBI whistleblower indicted by Trump's DOJ allegedly leaked secret rules for spying on reporters

Journalists covering protests in U.S. risk getting caught up in police kettling tactic

Journalists covering U.S. white supremacists must weigh risks to selves and families

Many journalists have recently faced subpoenas

Former Trump adviser Sebastian Gorka insults, threatens, and attacks journalists