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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Profile picture
U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
@uspresstracker
Tracking and cataloging press freedom violations in the United States. A project of @FreedomofPress and @pressfreedom. DM or email tips@pressfreedomtracker.us
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Jul 3 • 12 tweets • 6 min read
The @uspresstracker is investigating reports of at least nine journalists assaulted or who had equipment damaged while documenting brawls between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters outside a synagogue in west LA on June 23.
pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…
Image LA protest, Jun. 23: The fighting arose after the Southern California chapter of the Palestinian Youth Movement called for demonstrators to meet outside the Adas Torah synagogue to protest the alleged sale of occupied Palestinian land in the West Bank.
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Sep 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
According to a @LVMPD press conference, detectives found DNA evidence, damaged items of clothing linking Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles to the stabbing death of @reviewjournal investigative journalist Jeff German: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/… @LVMPD @reviewjournal .@reviewjournal reporter Jeff German is the 9th journalist murdered in the U.S. since @pressfreedom started keeping records in 1992:
Jun 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Journalists: Before setting out to cover the March for Our Lives on Saturday in DC — or one of the hundreds of local marches planned across the country — read this thread for some resources and best practices: Need to bring your phone to a protest, but worried it may be confiscated? Here are nine steps you can take to secure your mobile phone before you walk out the door: freedom.press/training/mobil…
Jun 6, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
The City of Minneapolis agreed to a $600,000 settlement in photojournalist Linda Tirado’s lawsuit filed after she was permanently blinded in one eye by a crowd-control munition while covering protests in May 2020: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/… Tirado and the City of Minneapolis jointly filed for dismissal of the case on June 2, rendering the city’s subpoenas of three journalists in connection with the case moot.
Jul 23, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
As of today, the @uspresstracker has documented 100 assaults of journalists in 2021. These cases involve 81 journalists, meaning some have been assaulted multiple times this year. Since the start of 2021, we... We’ve already documented 100 assault cases so far in 2021. For comparison, from 2017 to 2019 we documented a total of 120 assaults combined. Find our write-ups on this year’s assaults here: pressfreedomtracker.us/physical-attac…
Jan 8, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Following the riots at the Capitol and other national protests around the certification of electoral ballots, @uspresstracker is documenting assaults, detainments, equipment damage and harassment of journalists. The majority of these incidents occurred in D.C. We have reported on or are currently investigating:

- 5 arrests/detainments;
- 9 assaults, 2 with equipment damage;
- Equipment damage of multiple outlets’ gear, incl. @CNN, @MSNBC and @AP;
- Multiple threats and harassment of journalists across the U.S.
Jan 8, 2021 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Multiple journalists were detained in a police kettle for violating a curfew order in D.C. on Jan. 6 in the wake of riots at the Capitol. Journalists and other essential workers were explicitly exempted from the curfew order. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/… .@wleaming, one of two @washingtonpost video journalists detained, continued to film as officers led them to buses alongside other detainees : pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…
Jan 7, 2021 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
The @uspresstracker is documenting press freedom violations against journalists related to yesterday’s certification of electoral ballots, which brought violence to our capitol and across the nation. /1 We are currently investigating:
- 3 arrests/detainments;
- 5 assaults, 1 with equipment damage;
- Damage of multiple outlets’ gear, incl. @CNN, @MSNBC and @AP;
- Multiple threats and harassment across the U.S.

The majority of these incidents occurred in Washington, D.C. /2
Oct 12, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Throughout the weekend, reports of assaults, arrests and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in cities including New York and Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Find some of those reports in this thread. Thursday in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin:
Sep 24, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
We are actively watching Twitter during protests tonight, and will be posting some of the reports of aggressions against the press that we receive in this thread. Please DM us to report any incidents that you see. Tonight in Louisville:
Sep 21, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
The @uspresstracker is investigating over 436 press freedom aggressions during the initial five-day spike of incidents against journalists covering protests (May 29 to June 2), and 190 on May 30 alone. The Tracker collects quantitative data on press freedom based on news reports and tips, occasionally reporting on incidents that fall outside our core areas in the “other” category. Find round-ups of "other" aggressions that occurred during those five days in this thread.
Sep 10, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Over the past several days, assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in cities including Los Angeles and Portland. Find some of those reports in this thread. Early Wednesday in Portland:
Sep 7, 2020 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Throughout the weekend, assaults, arrests and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in cities including Portland, Los Angeles, and Rochester, N.Y. Find some of those reports in this thread. Early Sunday in Rochester, N.Y.:
Sep 3, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Over the past few days, reports of assaults, arrests and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in cities including Kenosha and Portland. Find some of those reports in this thread: Independent journalist Arex Johnson was arrested overnight Monday in Portland:
Aug 31, 2020 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Throughout the weekend, reports of assaults, arrests and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in cities including Portland and Washington, D.C. Find some of those reports in this thread. An unidentified local journalist was injured overnight Saturday in Washington, D.C.
Aug 27, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Over the past few days, reports of assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests across the nation. Find some of those reports in this thread. Yesterday in Minneapolis:
Aug 24, 2020 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
Throughout the weekend, reports of assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in Portland. Find some of those reports in this thread. This journalist says she was tackled by 5-6 Portland law enforcement officers last night. In a separate tweet, she says she lost her phone during the incident.
Aug 20, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Over the past few days, reports of assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in Portland. Find some of those reports in this thread: Officers push press, deploy canister early Thursday morning in Portland:
Aug 17, 2020 • 14 tweets • 4 min read
Throughout the weekend, reports of assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in places including Portland and DeKalb County, Georgia. Find some of those reports in this thread: Saturday in DeKalb County, Georgia:
Aug 13, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Over the past few days, reports of assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in Portland. Find some of those reports in this thread: Tuesday morning in Portland:
Aug 10, 2020 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
Throughout the weekend, reports of assaults and other aggressions against the press were reported to @uspresstracker from protests in cities like Portland and Ferguson. Find some of those reports in this thread: Last night in Ferguson: