U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
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Subpoena for sources, records related to Washington Post journalist’s college reporting is improper and invalid, RCFP argues
Fenit Nirappil worked for the Medill Innocence Project nine years ago. He’s now being subpoenaed for his sources, school work.view more
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5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s 2020 Press Freedom report
The fourth annual report reveals the startling extent of police violence against journalists during a year of protest.view more
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Reporters Committee: Justice Department’s probes into Minneapolis, Louisville police must investigate treatment of press
RCFP is urging AG Merrick Garland to “examine whether force, arrests … have been misused to chill legitimate journalistic work.”view more
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Reporters Committee letter condemns arrest of journalist Josie Huang, calls for LA County Sheriff’s Department to drop obstruction charge
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies violently arrested the KPCC reporter while she was lawfully covering a protest on Sept. 12.view more
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Amid Black Lives Matter protests, a crushing moment for journalists facing record attacks, arrests at the hands of law enforcement
Police aggressions against journalists covering the protests have proved to be an inflection point for violence against the news media.view more
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Reporters Committee letter to Minnesota officials demands end to police attacks against journalists
Over 100 media and press freedom organizations signed on to the Reporters Committee’s letter to Minnesota officials.view more
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Reporters Committee tracks curfew orders in wake of nationwide protests
As local, state officials clamp down on protests, RCFP is monitoring if curfews include carve-outs for the media.view more
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5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s 2019 Press Freedom Tracker report
The third annual report highlights many threats against journalists, including physical attacks, subpoenas and searches and seizures.view more
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5 takeaways from the Reporters Committee’s analysis of press freedom threats in 2018
Second annual survey of U.S. Press Freedom Tracker data indicates a troubling escalation in the level of violence aimed at…view more
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New report assesses the state of U.S. press freedoms, shows protests were the most dangerous place for U.S. journalists in 2017
The most perilous place for a journalist in the U.S. last year was at a protest, according to a new…