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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 9d

Since becoming president-elect, Trump has sued @nytimes.com , @wsj.com and more.

At the same time, his administration is tightening access — the press now faces new Pentagon rules.

Plus, journalist Mario Guevara has spent 100-plus days in ICE custody.

Watch @kamccudden.bsky.social explain.

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 10d

We working on verifying and documenting reports of multiple journalists assaulted, arrested and other press freedom violations while they covered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in and around Chicago recently.

Here's what we're tracking so far:

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Lauren Harper @laurenleharper.bsky.social · 13d

The Trump administration has given a whole new meaning to "Kitchen Confidential."

Here's @freedom.press top 5 dumbest things the government has done, or kept secret, ostensibly to protect national security

(with an evergreen example from @nsarchive.bsky.social)

Your kitchen cabinets are a national security threat

The dumbest things the government has done, or hidden, in the name of national security

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 17d

Join us for a panel discussion exploring ideas to defend journalists and press freedom in Gaza, co-sponsored by @freedom.press and Columbia Journalism School.

📌 @columbiajournalism.bsky.social, NYC
🗓️ Thursday, 6-8 pm ET

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/urgent-ide...

And save the link to watch live ⬇️

Urgent Ideas for Defending Press Freedom in Gaza

YouTube video by Columbia Journalism School

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · 29d

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · Aug 28

More journalists have already been assaulted in the U.S. this year than in all of 2024 — most while covering anti-immigration protests. We're tracking every case.

Watch Managing Editor @kamccudden.bsky.social explain and subscribe to our newsletter for more: pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/nearly-...

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · Jun 16

In 2021, I made a slideshow based on 50+ incidents of police misconduct toward journalists. It covered all California over a 12 month period. The legislature responded with new laws to protect press.

I just made a new one. It's bigger. It's worse. And it's just one week in Los Angeles.

Police Treatment Of Journalists In LA, June 2025

WARNING: DISTURBING IMAGES AND VIDEO Photo of LAPD skirmish line brandishing “less lethal” munitions. Courtesy Ringo Chiu.

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · Jun 13

Los Angeles immigration raids protests began a week ago on June 6. The @pressfreedomtracker.us is investigating:

- 32 assaults on journalists
- 6 detainments/arrests of journalists
- 4 equipment damages
- 2 equipment searches/seizures

View our database: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Jun 13

We track press freedom violations in the United States here: pressfreedomtracker.us

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker is a project that aims to comprehensively document press freedom incidents in the United States — such as the arrests of journalists, seizures of their equipment, interr...

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Jun 13

Here’s what we’ve been able to verify and report so far (I’m using an ‘immigration’ tag and June 2025 date stamp. You can filter the database by location, date, journalists or news outlet and more)

pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...

Incident Database

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. b...

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Jun 13

— 7 detainments/arrests of journalists
— 35 + assaults of journalists
— multiple reports of damaged news vehicles
— other incidents, like forced bag searches, tear gassing and harassment

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Jun 13

1/ Now a week into California protests in response to immigration raids, here’s what we’re working on documenting at the Tracker — At least 50 incidents of violence or other types of aggressions against journalists, mostly by law enforcement, and some targeting of news cars, mostly by individuals:

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · Jun 12

When it comes to combative relationships between presidents and the press, Trump’s social media use sets him apart.

For the past 10 years, and since descending that escalator in June 2015, we’ve cataloged every single anti-press post.

Watch @stephaniesugars.bsky.social explain our latest project.

Tracking Trump’s anti-press social media posts

YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Jun 10

the numbers of assaults — and now a detainment of CNN correspondent and crew — are rapidly changing. as we verify we publish on pressfreedomtracker.us

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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · Jun 9

We are actively reporting on multiple attacks against journalists covering protests in LA — including assaults, equipment damage, and other press freedom violations.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Jun 9

Today, @freedom.press, represented by @loevy.com, filed a FOIA lawsuit against the State Department over its refusal to disclose information about the arrest of Rümeysa Öztürk for exercising her right to free speech.

Read our complaint here.

FPF takes State Department to court over Öztürk secrecy

Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeks documents on targeting of journalist

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · Jun 9

JOURNALISTS IN LA or COVERING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT:

Press rights groups are trying to coordinate responses to unlawful attacks by federal officers against journalists during protests. If you can help ID individuals in charge of operations (incident commander, etc.) & contact info please LMK.

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · May 30

And the courts may offer relief, too, which is why more than 50 journalists sued following aggressions at Black Lives Matter protests ... my newsletter this month:

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker @pressfreedomtracker.us · May 30

Dropping federal oversight programs into police reform means journalists are left to the policies and reform measures — if any — at the state and local level.

This and more updates in our Tracker newsletter from managing editor @kamccudden.bsky.social:

Protecting journalism, without federal police reforms

People take part in a candlelight vigil on the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Earlier that week, the Department of Justice announced it was dropping federal oversight ...

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · May 27

That's tomorrow !

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · May 27

🔔 Join us for a conversation about leak investigations and their impacts on the press, featuring Telos founder @ryanlizza.bsky.social, Pulitzer Prize winner James Risen, and FPF's @laurenleharper.bsky.social and @trevortimm.bsky.social.

🗓️ May 28, 2pm ET/11am PT

RSVP: freedom.press/burn-after-r...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · May 19

Our digital security training team answers, how do you identify everyone in conversation on Signal?

Ask a security trainer: Checking identities in Signal

Welcome to “Ask a security trainer,” the column where the Digital Security Training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) answers your burning questions at the intersection of journalism and s...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · May 20

🔔 Join us for a conversation about Trump's attacks on Voice of America and other publicly funded outlets, featuring press freedom reporter @liamjscott.bsky.social, Archive Team Co-founder @textfiles.com, and FPF's @caitlinvogus.bsky.social.

🗓️ May 23 at 12:30 pm ET

RSVP: freedom.press/silencing-VOA

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · May 15

Your right to know deserves a plan. We just published ours.

Read our 2025-2026 strategic plan:

Freedom of the Press Foundation’s 2025-2026 Strategic Plan

Press freedom in the United States is under attack like never before — reporters arrested by law enforcement, news media openly vilified by political leaders, the First Amendment sidelined by courts. ...

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Apr 29

The Trump administration's multipronged attacks on the press — I walk you through the last 100 days — and read more here : pressfreedomtracker.us/blog/trump-a...

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Apr 24

Happy birthday to @barbrastreisand.bsky.social, whose 1973 fundraiser kept our co-founder Daniel Ellsberg’s legal fight alive long enough for him to win.

She kept Dan out of jail for leaking the Pentagon Papers; now we’re continuing his fight to defend whistleblowers.

Barbra Streisand Kept Pentagon Papers Leaker Daniel Ellsberg Out of Jail, Says Filmmaker

Paul Jay, at work on ‘How to Stop a Nuclear War,’ a documentary based on Ellsberg’s book, tells THR about Streisand throwing a party to crucially fund the whistleblower’s legal defense fund and keep h...

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Kirstin McCudden @kamccudden.bsky.social · Mar 11

Explainer — How to share sensitive leaks with the press

Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · Mar 11

Hey, whistleblowers: Exposing corruption is vital but comes with its own risks. If you’re sharing sensitive information, make sure to protect your identity — use encrypted tools like @securedrop.org

Stay safe, stay anonymous.

freedom.press/digisec/blog...

How to share sensitive leaks with the press

YouTube video by Freedom of the Press Foundation

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