Tracker Data

A journalist is knocked to the ground in New York City

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The data gathered by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker informs journalism.

The Tracker, a project of Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), forms the backbone of reporting, legal action, and advocacy efforts around press freedom violations in the United States.

Its data gives context to local and national threats to journalists and journalism, and helps shed light on individual incidents.

  1. Joseph Rushmore arrest - courtesy of Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune

    ‘A national embarrassment’

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    The flood of press freedom violations against journalists covering protests opposing the Israel-Gaza war is a national embarrassment. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker has documented dozens of abuses connected to protests and counterprotests, and the numbers will likely grow. These recent incidents confirm what past data in the Tracker has demonstrated: protests are an especially dangerous place for journalists.