Denial of Access

Total cases	59

Journalist barred from recording, removed from New Mexico Senate proceeding

February 6, 2020

Rachel Knapp, a reporter for dual CBS/Fox-affiliate KRQE, was barred from recording and removed from a state Senate committee meeting …

State Department removes NPR reporter from official trip

January 27, 2020

In apparent retaliation for an NPR reporter’s interview with Mike Pompeo, the State Department removed a different NPR reporter from …

Media access restricted as historic impeachment trial begins

January 16, 2020

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger implemented restrictions on media access in advance of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, which …

BuzzFeed says its immigration reporter was excluded from DHS border tour

September 16, 2019

BuzzFeed News immigration reporter Hamed Aleaziz was disinvited from a Department of Homeland Security tour of the border on Sept. …

Journalists barred from asylum hearings held in tent courts at border

September 11, 2019

Members of the media were barred from observing asylum hearings held in two tent complexes in the Texas border cities …

Vermont Judiciary sets new rules on recording in courtrooms, registering as media

September 3, 2019

The state court system of Vermont formalized rules on May 1, 2019, requiring members of the press to register in …

Amid backlash, Department of Defense backs away from new press regulations at Guantánamo Bay

August 28, 2019

New press rules issued at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Aug. 28, 2019, would have curtailed journalists' ability …

Media barred from public lead water crisis meeting in New Jersey

August 27, 2019

The news media was barred from attending a public meeting on Newark, New Jersey’s ongoing lead contamination crisis on Aug. …

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How we track Denials Of Access

Denial of access to government events that are traditionally open or attended by the press and where the denial of access either deprives the public of significant information, appears to be retaliatory, or is done without meaningful justification. Concrete changes in policy or practice to restrict or deny access may also be included in this category.

Denial of access to individuals in some cases, such as where the available space limits the number of journalists allowed to attend or where individuals arguing for access do not meet reasonable standards for credentials, can be seen as meaningful justifications and will not be included.