U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

Journalists have been assaulted, hit with projectiles, tear-gassed, and forced out of public areas during the L.A. protests that began June 6. We're tracking almost 50 attacks — mostly by law enforcement. Watch West Coast reporter @ByBrianaE explain.

Update: Journalist @M_G_News, cleared of misdemeanor charges on July 10, remains in ICE custody after his arrest while reporting from a protest in Chamblee, Georgia. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Update: Minnesota Supreme Court on July 16 affirmed lower court’s ruling that Dakota Access Pipeline operator can’t subpoena reporter @MrNikoG or news outlet @UR_Ninja for documents related to pipeline protest coverage almost 10 years ago. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

In its ongoing efforts to cripple public broadcasting, the Trump administration filed a suit July 15 against three Democratic @CPBmedia board members. Congress approved the White House’s request to cancel $1.1 billion in public media funding July 18. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

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Freelance photojournalist @team_ream says Los Angeles police shot him in the back with a crowd-control munition while he was covering a “No Kings” protest in LA on June 14. He was later grabbed and pushed by police. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Freelance photojournalist @JW_Hendricks was shot with a crowd-control munition and hit with tear gas while covering anti-deportation protests in the LA-area city of Compton on June 7. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

While reporting from a protest in downtown LA on June 11, @UniNoticias reporter @RomiDeFrias was pushed by a mounted officer as police moved to disperse the crowd. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Photojournalist @ringochiu was hit in the torso by an impact projectile fired by @LASDHQ deputies. He was covering a June 7 immigration protest in Compton, California, moving away from the action and clearly marked as press. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Video journalist @FordFischer of @N2Sreports was struck in the stomach with a foam round while filming police during an immigration protest in LA on June 9. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Freelance photographer @todseelie says he was attacked by a group of people attending an immigration protest in LA on June 14. He was shoved to the ground and punched at, and his phone taken and damaged. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

Freelance photographer @todseelie was shot in the leg with a projectile and shoved by police while covering a “No Kings” protest in downtown LA on June 14. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

A reporter was hit in the leg by a crowd-control munition fired by an @LAPDHQ officer while covering an immigration protest in downtown LA on June 8. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…

“For them to turn and shoot at press was intentional” — freelance journalist @nerd_written told the Tracker about the June 14 incident in which deputies struck him with crowd-control munitions while he was covering a protest in LA. pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…