April 30, 2025

Alarm bells: Trump’s first 100 days ramp up fear for the press, democracy

Executive summary The first 100 days of the Trump administration have been marked by a flurry of executive actions that have created a chilling effect and have the potential to curtail media freedoms. These measures threaten the availability of independent, fact-based news for vast swaths of America’s population. CPJ has noted a significant increase in […]

February 12, 2025

2024 is deadliest year for journalists in CPJ history; almost 70% killed by Israel

Introduction More journalists were killed in 2024 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists began collecting data more than three decades ago. At least 124 journalists and media workers were killed last year, nearly two-thirds of them Palestinians killed by Israel. Journalists and other mourners gather around the bodies of four […]