U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Fenit Nirappil worked for the Medill Innocence Project nine years ago. He’s now being subpoenaed for his sources, school work.

The fourth annual report reveals the startling extent of police violence against journalists during a year of protest.

RCFP is urging AG Merrick Garland to “examine whether force, arrests … have been misused to chill legitimate journalistic work.”

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies violently arrested the KPCC reporter while she was lawfully covering a protest on Sept. 12.

Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media.

Over 100 media and press freedom organizations signed on to the Reporters Committee’s letter to Minnesota officials.

As local, state officials clamp down on protests, RCFP is monitoring if curfews include carve-outs for the media.

The third annual report highlights many threats against journalists, including physical attacks, subpoenas and searches and seizures.

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