The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
A database of press freedom incidents in the United States — everything from arrests of journalists and the seizure of their equipment to assaults and interrogations at the U.S. border. The Press Freedom Tracker documents incidents across the country, involving national, state and local authorities.
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Showing incidents grouped by type of attack. An incident can fall under more than one category.
Showing incidents distribution in the U.S. Incidents are grouped by state.
Showing the number of journalists targeted per month.
Our Original Analysis
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‘I live with that we didn’t struggle enough.’ A lesson from a Russian journalist-in-exile
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- Kirstin McCudden
Featured Incidents
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News crew caught in gunfire outside South Carolina park
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chester, South Carolina
- Targets
- Donald Fountain (WJZY)
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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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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
Recent Incidents
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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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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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News crew caught in gunfire near South Carolina park, vehicle damaged
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chester, South Carolina
- Targets
- Jen Cardone (WJZY)
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News crew caught in gunfire outside South Carolina park
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Chester, South Carolina
- Targets
- Donald Fountain (WJZY)
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Reporter subpoenaed for trial testimony by California city
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Fresno, California
- Targets
- Thaddeus Miller (The Fresno Bee)
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GOP senator implies violence would reduce ‘fake news’
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Media