Andrew Ferguson targets news media as FTC chair
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media Matters for America
Chilling Statement
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Select public threats made to reporters and media organizations by U.S. politicians and other public figures, which can have a chilling effect on journalism.
Recent Incidents
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Kristi Noem targets press, leakers as homeland security secretary
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media, The Dakota Scout
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Trump, his administration move to punish outlets during second term
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, National Public Radio, PBS News, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, Voice of America
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Kash Patel targets press, leakers as FBI director
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media
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Pam Bondi targets journalists, leakers as U.S. attorney general
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media
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Tulsi Gabbard targets press, leakers as national intelligence director
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- HuffPost, Media, NBC News, The Record, The Washington Post
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Brendan Carr targets news outlets as chair of the FCC
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- ABC News, CBS News, KCBS, MSNBC, National Public Radio, NBC News, PBS News
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GOP senator implies violence would reduce ‘fake news’
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media
