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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Our Original Analysis
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Journalists are facing attacks, both digital and physical
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- Written by
- Stephanie Sugars and Kirstin McCudden
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On social media, Trump targets the press on average once a day — for 10 years and counting
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- Written by
- Stephanie Sugars
Featured Incidents
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Spanish-language reporter arrested at Atlanta-area protest; faces deportation
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- Date of incident
- Location
- Chamblee, Georgia
- Targets
- Mario Guevara (Independent)
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Videographer struck with projectiles by federal officers at Oregon ICE protest
- Date of incident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Targets
- Mason Lake (Independent)
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Kristi Noem targets press, leakers as homeland security secretary
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- CNN, Media, The Dakota Scout
Recent Incidents
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WSJ reporter pulled from press pool in retaliation for Epstein article
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Tarini Parti (The Wall Street Journal)
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Trump, his administration move to punish outlets during second term
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- CNN, Media, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, National Public Radio, PBS News, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, The New York Times, Voice of America
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Videographer struck with projectiles by federal officers at Oregon ICE protest
- Date of incident
- Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Targets
- Mason Lake (Independent)
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Kristi Noem targets press, leakers as homeland security secretary
- Date of incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- CNN, Media, The Dakota Scout
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Publisher charged for refusing to unpublish police blotter entry on NJ news site
- Date of incident
- Location
- Red Bank, New Jersey
- Targets
- Kenny Katzgrau (Redbankgreen)
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Reporter charged for refusing to unpublish police blotter entry on NJ news site
- Date of incident
- Location
- Red Bank, New Jersey
- Targets
- Brian Donohue (Redbankgreen)
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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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New York Daily News reporter banned by mayor from future news conferences
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- Date of incident
- Location
- New York, New York
- Targets
- Chris Sommerfeldt ([New York] Daily News)