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Stephanie Sugars

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As seen in: U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, Al Jazeera English, Inter Press Service, openDemocracy, Chowhound, Committee to Protect Journalists, Columbia Journalism Review, Editor & Publisher, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Covers:  Human rights, press freedom, post-conflict transitions, identity and ethnicity
Managing reporter @uspresstracker. Writer, photog, avid reader. Bylines @pressfreedom/@AJEnglish/@opendemocracy/@balkandiskurs. @stephaniesugars@newsie.social

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Two years after death of George Floyd, 50 journalists have sued for treatment at BLM protests

Two years after death of George Floyd, 50 journalists have sued for treatment at BLM protests

Though nearly two years have passed since some of the instigating incidents, additional lawsuits continue to …

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In win for press, judge halts CA ordinance that set buffer zones around encampment sweeps

In win for press, judge halts CA ordinance that set buffer zones around encampment sweeps

The Tracker has also documented 26 journalists arrested at encampment sweeps or eviction protests, and those …

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For visual journalists, harassment now comes from all sides

For visual journalists, harassment now comes from all sides

While the Tracker doesn't document reports of harassment, it does track harassment that escalates into assaul…

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The Last Trump Tweet Against the Media

The Last Trump Tweet Against the Media

By the time the social media platform Twitter permanently suspended his account on Jan. 8, 2021, President Do…

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How's newsgathering during COVID-19 at the state level? Depends on the governor.

How's newsgathering during COVID-19 at the state level? Depends on the governor.

Blackman told the Tracker that Abbott's administration has not been open about how outlets are selected to pa…

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For student journalists, the beats are the same but the protections are different

For student journalists, the beats are the same but the protections are different

Student journalists, plagued by questions of editorial independence and with varying degrees of First Amendme…

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Inside Trump’s decade-long war on the press: 75,000 posts, 3,500 direct attacks - Editor and Publisher

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By Stephanie Sugars Verified, Diane Sylvester
| Editor & Publisher Verified
Posted Thursday, September 4, 2025 12:00 am I think the sustained pattern of this rhetoric reveals that it is very much intentional. It is not bluster; it is not a personality trait. It is deliberate. It is very much at the cost of the strength of our social fabric and our shared reality.” In February 2017, then-President Donald Trump posted on Twitter, calling the press “the enemy of the American people” and naming outlets such as CNN, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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Members of the press charged with committing ‘acts of journalism’ in 2023 - Editor and Publisher

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By Stephanie Sugars Verified
| Editor & Publisher Verified
Posted Wednesday, December 20, 2023 11:19 am At least 12 journalists in the United States were arrested or faced dubious charges in 2023, among them two journalists in Alabama who were charged with felonies for “publishing” and a reporter in Illinois who was cited for asking city employees “too many questions.” The criminalization of routine journalism this year shows authorities either do not understand newsgathering practices or, more alarmingly, do and use prosecutions as a cudgel to chill...
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Supreme Court ruling limits paths for journalists to hold federal officers accountable

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By Stephanie Sugars Verified
| Freedom of the Press Foundation Verified
This article is cross-posted from U.S. Press Freedom Tracker. In a Supreme Court term packed with controversial cases, one of the more-overlooked rulings has alarmed press freedom advocates as it gutted the legal mechanism used to hold federal officers liable for violating individuals’ constitutional rights. The court ruled on partisan lines in Egbert v.
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