Journalist arrests surge in 2024 amid Israel-Gaza war protests
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While revelers and protesters alike gathered near New York City’s Times Square on Dec. 31, 2023, a freelance reporter rang …
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Missouri attorney general subpoenas Media Matters after report on X
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Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued a civil investigative demand, a form of subpoena, to Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Media Matters …
on Dec 11
Reporter arrested at land claim demonstration in Northern New York
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Isaac White, a reporter for Indian Time, was arrested while covering a demonstration on New York’s Barnhart Island at the …
on Nov 27
Freelance journalist struck by projectiles, then arrested while covering protest on Dallas bridge
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Police struck a Dallas journalist with projectiles, zip-tied his wrists and placed him under arrest while he was covering a …
on Nov 22
Three arrested in murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist
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The Department of Justice announced charges on Nov. 8, 2024, against three men it accused of surveilling and plotting to …
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Journalist arrested while covering Oakland encampment cleanup
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Multimedia journalist Yesica Prado was arrested while reporting on a homeless encampment cleanup operation in Oakland, California, on Sept. 17, …
on Sep 23
New York Times reporter assaulted, cameras stolen and damaged amid Capitol riot
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New York Times reporter Erin Schaff wrote that she was assaulted, one of her cameras stolen and the lens of …
on Sep 14
City of Chicago orders removal of downtown newsracks prior to DNC
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The Chicago mayor’s office ordered the removal of more than 80 multirack newspaper boxes that dispensed news publications to the …
on Sep 3
County official arrested in stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist
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On Sept. 7, 2022, Las Vegas police arrested a public official on suspicion of murdering a Las Vegas Review-Journal journalist, …
on Aug 28
Minnesota outlet ordered to delete court memo in murder case
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NBC affiliate KARE was barred from publishing an improperly filed memo in a high-profile murder case in St. Paul, Minnesota, …
on Aug 16
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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 …
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The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is a database of press freedom incidents in the United States — everything from arrests of journalists and the seizure of their equipment to interrogations at the U.S. border and physical attacks. The Press Freedom Tracker documents incidents across the country,...
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The cynicism of blaming the media for the Trump assassination attempt
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Some of the critics in the aftermath of the Trump assassination seemed to be accusing journalists of being both overly reckless and, at least in their coverage of the shooting’s immediate aftermath, overly cautious.
on Jul 15
Editor killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage
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Editorial page editor Gerald Fischman, who had worked for the Capital Gazette for more than 25 years, was among those killed when a man armed with a shotgun entered the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, on June 28, 2018.
on Jun 28
Photojournalist pushed with baton while reporting on protest in NYC
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Independent photojournalist Josh Pacheco was shoved with a baton by a New York City police officer while covering a pro-Palestinian …
on Jun 7
Photojournalist shoved, microphone damaged at NYC protest
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Independent photojournalist Peter Hambrecht was shoved into a bus mirror by a New York City police officer, damaging his microphone, …
on Jun 7
Photojournalist shoved while reporting on protest in NYC
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Independent photojournalist Peter Hambrecht was shoved with a baton by a New York City police officer while covering a pro-Palestinian …
on Jun 7
Journalist arrested while covering Virginia campus protest
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Journalist Evan Urquhart was arrested while covering a Virginia State Police operation to clear pro-Palestinian protesters from the University of …
on Jun 5
Philadelphia journalist barred from district attorney’s news conferences
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Independent journalist Ralph Cipriano was barred on May 17, 2024, from attending any of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s news …
on Jun 5
Photojournalist shoved, camera equipment damaged at NYC protest
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Independent photojournalist Michael Nigro was shoved and his camera equipment damaged by a New York City police officer while documenting …
on Jun 5
Arrests of journalists already doubled over last year
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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.
on May 31
Georgia woman charged with kidnapping after hijacking news van with reporter inside
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A woman was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia, and charged with kidnapping after police said she hijacked a news van on …
on May 30
Independent photojournalist detained at pro-Palestinian rally in NYC
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Independent photojournalist Josh Pacheco was briefly detained by New York City police officers while reporting on a pro-Palestinian demonstration in …
on May 23
Pennsylvania man charged with threatening journalist
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A man was charged on May 15, 2024, with harassment, disorderly conduct and making terroristic threats after allegedly threatening a …
on May 23
Protesters harass, shine laser in eyes of Seattle video journalist
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KCPQ television news photographer Mike Harvey was harassed and had a laser shined in his eyes while reporting on a …
on May 23
Independent videographer thrown to ground, arrested at NYC protest
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Independent videographer Sam Seligson was arrested by New York City police officers while reporting on a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Brooklyn …
on May 23
Student photojournalist detained while covering NYC protest
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Jason Alpert-Wisnia, a student photojournalist, was briefly detained by New York City police officers while covering a pro-Palestinian protest on …
on May 22
Photojournalist detained at Manhattan Bridge protest in NYC
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Independent photographer Madison Swart was briefly detained by New York City police officers while covering a pro-Palestinian protest on the …
on May 22
Journalists pepper-sprayed, threatened and harassed at campus protests
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Following the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s resulting monthslong war in Gaza, protests have erupted …
on May 21
News camera spray-painted twice during Seattle protest
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A news crew with KOMO-TV was harassed and its camera vandalized while reporting on student protests at the University of …
on May 21
Independent journalist arrested while filming in New Mexico; sues police officer
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Independent journalist Albert Bustillos was arrested in Artesia, New Mexico, on Sept. 11, 2018, while attempting to gather footage to …
on May 15
Journalist pepper-sprayed, shoved while covering Oregon campus protest
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Independent videographer Brandon Farley was shoved to the ground and sprayed with a chemical irritant by a group of assailants …
on May 15
Independent reporter held by NYPD while covering pro-Palestinian march
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Independent reporter Katie Smith was briefly detained by New York City Police Department officers while covering a pro-Palestinian protest on …
on May 15
NYPD orders student reporter into building, threatens arrest as Columbia protest cleared
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Student reporter Chris Mendell was confined to a building entryway and threatened with arrest while covering a New York City …
on May 14
Dartmouth journalist arrested while reporting on campus protest
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Student journalist Charlotte Hampton and a colleague at their college newspaper were arrested while reporting on a pro-Palestinian encampment at …
on May 13
Independent journalist arrested at UCLA ahead of planned protest
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Independent videographer Sean Beckner-Carmitchel was arrested while documenting the detainments of more than 40 individuals early on May 6, 2024, …
on May 13
Dakota Pipeline operator subpoenas Unicorn Riot reporter over coverage of demonstrations
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Unicorn Riot and its reporter Niko Georgiades were subpoenaed on March 17, 2021, by Energy Transfer LP, the company behind …
on May 13
Independent journalist harassed, phone knocked to ground at UCLA protests
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Independent videographer Sean Beckner-Carmitchel was repeatedly harassed and his phone knocked to the ground while reporting on a pro-Israeli counterprotest …
on May 13
Independent journalist arrested, shoved at Oregon university protest
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Independent journalist Alissa Azar was shoved to the ground and later arrested by law enforcement while covering a pro-Palestinian protest …
on May 13
Student journalist arrested while covering protest at Dartmouth College
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Student journalist Alesandra Gonzales and a colleague at their college newspaper were arrested while reporting on a pro-Palestinian encampment at …
on May 13
Independent journalist headbutted, shoved at UCLA counteprotest
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Independent videographer Sean Beckner-Carmitchel was headbutted and pushed by a man while reporting on a pro-Israeli counterprotest to the pro-Palestinian …
on May 13
Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven accused St. Louis Post-Dispatch journalist Josh Renaud of “hacking” a state …
on May 3
Israel-Gaza War: Journalists covering local reaction
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Friends of the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker:Welcome back to your newsletter around press freedom violations in the United States. Find …
on May 2
Phone knocked from student journalist’s hands while reporting on Northwestern U protest
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Logan Schiciano, the news director for the student-run broadcaster Northwestern News Network, had his phone knocked from his hands while …
on Apr 29
NJ journalist files lawsuit following cease-and-desist notice from police director
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Charlie Kratovil, founder and editor of New Jersey newspaper New Brunswick Today, received a cease-and-desist notice after he raised questions …
on Apr 26
Photographer arrested while filming pro-Palestinian protest at University of Texas
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A photographer with television station KTBC in Austin was thrown to the ground and arrested by Texas Department of Public …
on Apr 25
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Politics and the press: Tracking how the media is treated on the road to Election 2024
on Apr 25
Neo-Nazi leader charged with sending death threats to New York journalist
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The former leader of neo-Nazi group Feuerkrieg Division was arrested on March 21, 2023, and charged with making death threats …
on Apr 20
Reporter struck with crowd-control munitions while covering Minneapolis protests
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Los Angeles Times correspondent Molly Hennessy-Fiske was one of more than a dozen journalists fired at with crowd-control munitions and …
on Apr 9
Oregon Public Broadcasting, reporter sued by Portland to block records release
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The City of Portland sued Oregon Public Broadcasting and one of its reporters on Jan. 22, 2024, seeking to block …
on Apr 1