U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

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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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  2. A vertical bar chart showing arrests of journalists in the united states as documented by the Tracker

    Arrests of journalists already doubled over last year

    As of this month, more journalists have now been arrested in 2024 than the last two years combined. Plus, four years after George Floyd’s death — and what it meant for media covering BLM.

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    Kirstin McCudden
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  2. A vertical bar chart showing arrests of journalists in the united states as documented by the Tracker

    Arrests of journalists already doubled over last year

    As of this month, more journalists have now been arrested in 2024 than the last two years combined. Plus, four years after George Floyd’s death — and what it meant for media covering BLM.

    Published
    Written by
    Kirstin McCudden
  7. Incident snapshot 2-29-2024

    ‘He simply reported’

    A snapshot of all incidents documented in the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker so far this year

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    Written by
    Kirstin McCudden
  8. A snapshot of press freedom aggressions across the U.S. in 2023

    ‘Icing out’ the press on the campaign trail

    A snapshot of press freedom aggressions across the U.S. in 2023, as documented by the Tracker. At least 45 journalists were assaulted while reporting, and 11 journalists and their outlets faced a publishing gag, the highest number of prior restraints in one year.

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    Written by
    Kirstin McCudden
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