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Tracking Threats to a Free Press
As reporters face increasing hostility, the Committee to Protect Journalists is monitoring physical and legal threats to journalists in the United States. In 2018, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker reported five journalists were killed, 10 journalists were arrested, 42 were physically attacked and at least 15 were denied access to government briefings or public events. CPJ's Joel Simon worries that growing attacks on the U.S. press will legitimize anti-press attitudes around the world. |