Kristi Noem targets press, leakers as homeland security secretary
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- CNN, Media, The Dakota Scout
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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Kari Lake targets press as senior adviser for U.S. Agency for Global Media
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Alhurra, Alhurra-Iraq, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, Sawa Iraq, Sawa Levant, Voice of America
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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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Pete Hegseth targets news outlets, leakers as defense secretary
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Haley Britzky (CNN), Media, The New York Times
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Andrew Ferguson targets news media as FTC chair
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media Matters for 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
