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1. 

   Press arrests used to silence protest coverage in 2025

   More than 30 journalists detained, nearly all released without charges or with them quickly dropped

   Published

   December 15, 2025

   Written by

   Stephanie Sugars

2. 

   Media in the courthouse

   Published

   December 15, 2025

   Written by

   Stephanie Sugars

3. 

   One Battle After Another

   Published

   November 12, 2025

   Written by

   Carolina Abbott Galvão and Riddhi Setty

4. 

   California press protections undermined as violations surged at LA protests

   Batons, pepper balls, searches, detainment: How police defied the state’s media rights law

   Published

   September 30, 2025

   Written by

   Briana Erickson

5. 

   Trump, allies pursue multipronged campaign against the press

   Published

   July 1, 2025

   Written by

   Stephanie Sugars

6. 

   On social media, Trump targets the press on average once a day — for 10 years and counting

   Behind a decade of attacks on the media lies Trump’s strategy of control.

   Published

   June 12, 2025

   Written by

   Stephanie Sugars

7. 

   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, Anna Oakes

8. 

   Charges — and punishments — for J6 rioters who hurt journalists, damaged news equipment

   Published

   January 24, 2025

   Written by

   U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff