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The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture
Tracking the use of State power requires systematically identifying linkages between individual developments and broader trends. This interactive graphic offers one method.
Feb. 26, 2026
Rebecca Hamilton
👁 Two women wearing t-shirts under bulletproof vests, helmets and handcuffs, are escorted by armed guards on either side, walking up stairs to a court building. The vests and helmets have the letters BJMP on them, for the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, part of the country's Ministry of the Interior.
The Philippines Is Jailing Journalists in the Name of “Terror Financing”: Why the World Should Be Alarmed
The case of a jailed journalist in the Philippines is a warning for how efforts to counter terrorism financing can be manipulated into political tools of repression.
Feb. 17, 2026
Tom Smith
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Weaponizing the Espionage Act: What It Means for Whistleblowers, Reporters, and Democracy
How the Trump administration could weaponize the Espionage Act and its chilling effect to control the press and justify suppression.
Oct. 14, 2025
Brian O'Neill and David Schulz
👁 Taliban security personnel keep watch after the Eid al-Adha prayers at a checkpoint in Kabul on June 7, 2025. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP via Getty Images)
The Taliban’s Slow Dismantling of Afghan Media
The slow death of Afghan media is a tragedy not just for the many brave Afghan journalists, but for the country as a whole.
Jul. 10, 2025
Olof Blomqvist
👁 US President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L)
When the Free Press Falters: What America Can Learn from Russia’s Descent
The unraveling of press freedom in the United States mirrors Putin's capture of the Russian media, write two experts who know both terrains.
May 22, 2025
Roman Badanin and Tatyana Margolin
👁 A man comes out of the Voice of America (VOA) building on March 17, 2025
Justice Department Fails to Address Central Point in VOA Case
A federal judge halted the shutdown of VOA, citing violations of administrative law and congressional authority, not press freedom.
Apr. 24, 2025
Paul M. Barrett
👁 U.S. President Donal Trump shakes hands with El Salvador Presidnet Nayib Bukele next to an American flag.
The New Transparency Rules and the El Salvador Detention Agreement
A 2022 statute could force disclosure of any U.S.-El Salvador agreements connected to the facility where Kilmar Abrego Garcia is detained
Apr. 17, 2025
Curtis A. Bradley, Jack Goldsmith and 1 more
👁 Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America is seen in Washington, DC
Unpacking the Voice of America Litigation
Recent rulings by federal judges provide templates for opposing the destruction of congressionally-created agencies like the Voice of America.
Apr. 10, 2025
Paul M. Barrett
👁 Signage for US broadcaster Voice of America with the subheading "A Free Press Matters"
Trump Move to Eliminate VOA, RFE/RL Ignores Lessons of Global Power
The world needs Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) broadcast and online outlets now more than ever.
Mar. 20, 2025
Mark Pomar
👁 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's current headquarters in Prague in March 2020.
Journalists Who Took Risks for US-Funded Broadcasters Threatened Anew by Trump Shutdown
The political and human risks of shutting down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Voice of America and their fellow US-funded media outlets.
Mar. 18, 2025
Jean Garner
👁 Alsu Kurmasheva at a trial at the Sovetski court.
The US Government’s Self-Harm in Killing Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
RFE/RL's decades-long record of success demands something other than summary termination based on unsupported accusations.
Mar. 17, 2025
Ambassador Daniel Fried
👁 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House
Connecting the Dots: Trump’s Tightening Grip on Press Freedom
The president and his allies are leading an effort to eviscerate the free press and construct an information ecosystem favorable to his views.
Feb. 6, 2025
Rebecca Hamilton