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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

Published

April 30, 2025

Written by

Kirstin McCudden

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Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

Published

May 23, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
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 and Anna Oakes
Charges — and punishments — for J6 rioters who hurt journalists, damaged news equipment

Published

January 24, 2025

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
Media in the courthouse

Published

January 6, 2025

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Journalist arrests surge in 2024 amid Israel-Gaza war protests

Published

December 12, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Politics and the press

Politics and the press: Tracking how the media is treated on the road to Election 2024

Published

November 5, 2024

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
Journalists were targeted, repeatedly attacked for documenting LA protests

Published

July 25, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
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