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The Trump administration isn't just investigating alleged crimes.
It’s aggressively pursuing the sources behind the stories, using the legal system as a blunt instrument to stop the flow of information.
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An LAPD officer shoved photojournalist Christopher Almaraz into the street as he covered a “No Kings” protest in Los Angeles on Oct. 17, then accused him of participating despite his visible press markings. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
Photojournalist Cassandra Church was shoved by an LAPD sergeant, who also accused her of participating in the protest.
A police helicopter later tracked the journalists with a spotlight as they left the area. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
The White House sent a letter Monday to @Politico, demanding that the news outlet retract and apologize for three articles published last week or else “face the consequences” for reporting “fanciful fiction.” pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
The @Independent correspondent @AndrewFeinberg was barred from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One for a Thursday campaign trip.
The move followed a tense exchange between the two men in the Oval Office on Tuesday.
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Update: CNN has again been bumped from Air Force One, this time for Trump’s planned campaign trip to South Carolina.
The move comes after a CNN lawyer threatened legal action over repeated refusals to allow the news network on the aircraft.
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Independent photojournalist Angel Perez was tackled and arrested while covering a “No Kings” protest in LA on Oct. 17.
Perez identified himself as press but was detained for about two hours. He sustained injuries and lost camera gear in the scuffle.
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The @FloridaGOP and state attorneys sent letters to Florida broadcast stations claiming that further broadcasting of a Democrat-funded ad would violate state law.
The state GOP also filed a suit asking the court to enforce a ban as early voting begins: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
Update: Journalist Calvin Andrus had his federal lawsuit against Cincinnati and a police officer dismissed on Thursday.
Andrus, who publishes as @CinciNews, had sued in response to a 2023 arrest while he was documenting the aftermath of a car crash.
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Update: CNN was barred from Air Force One yet again on Friday for Donald Trump’s weekend campaign trips to Georgia and Florida.
The move followed a recent extension of a federal judge’s block on the outlet's ban from the White House complex.
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Two CA television stations operated by @bakersfieldnow were hit by gunfire twice in four days.
On Oct. 9, a gunman fired 10 shots into a conference room and office at the stations’ Bakersfield studios.
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On Oct. 13, additional gunfire struck the building.
Bakersfield police arrested the suspect Oct. 15, saying they had uncovered further threats against the station and prevented a potential third shooting.
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Amid the Pentagon’s ongoing efforts to overhaul military newspaper @StarsAndStripes, a federal judge declined to reinstate its ombudsman Oct. 6.
A week later, DOD announced that one of its own public affairs officials will be the paper’s acting publisher. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
Student journalist Cat Murphy, reporting for @CNSmd, was threatened with prosecution by @RepAndyHarrisMD while recording him during a news conference Tuesday in Cambridge, MD.
She later told CNN, “I was focused on doing my job”:
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Journalist Tim Burke was reindicted by a grand jury Oct. 8 on 13 felony counts for distributing Fox News footage.
He was first charged in 2024 after a probe of his access to the unedited clips, but some counts were dropped after a judge dismissed them.
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Chair of @WaysandMeansGOP Jason Smith threatened to subpoena three @btnewsroom journalists Friday.
The outlet has already refused to comply with a July subpoena requesting financial documentation related to donations from financier Neville Singham.
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A new lawsuit revealed that the federal government secretly obtained an extensive warrant in February 2023 for investigative journalist Tim Burke’s Twitter account, including his direct messages and copies of every tweet he created, drafted or retweeted. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
A second subpoena was obtained on May 5, 2023, for two Google accounts belonging to Burke, demanding the tech company turn over all emails sent to and from the addresses, as well as all contacts, calendar entries, pictures, and his search history. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-i…
Burke’s suit alleges that the government knowingly pursued these warrants, as well as that used to raid his home and office on May 8, 2023, in violation of the Privacy Protect Act, a law meant to shield journalists from government searches and seizures.
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On Sunday, the White House blocked @politico from traveling aboard Air Force One, amid a lawsuit over presidential access for the outlet and other news organizations.
Politico was scheduled to serve as the primary print outlet in the travel pool.
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