Ann Marie Lipinski

“Today, NPR will lose access to the Pentagon because we will not sign an unprecedented Defense Department document…That policy prevents us from doing our job. Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable.”

Folks, see the details local journalists post about breaking news events when verifiable info is limited. ⤵️

Name of agency. Location. Time. Source. Context about local area and confirmation by local Rapid Response group.

Stop sharing accounts that solely post "Holy Sh*t, ICE!" with dramatic video.

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish. Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

If you are a journalist — or know one — who has been attacked, seriously threatened, denied access by a public official or targeted with a legal order in the course of reporting, let us know. You can now submit tips in English or Spanish.

Email: tips@pressfreedomtracker.us

Journalist shot with pepper balls at Illinois ICE facility protest Journalist Raven Geary was shot in the face and shoulder with pepper balls by federal officers while reporting on protests …

Update: Chicago journalists and press groups won a temporary restraining order today, restricting federal agents’ violent tactics in response to protests outside an ICE facility in Illinois.

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

This is a Chicago Sun-Times photo of federal immigration agents marching through downtown Chicago Sunday. A top border agent told a reporter they were making arrests based on “how they look.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Local LGBTQ+ publications are facing a drop in ad dollars and a rise in safety concerns, new report finds A new report from News is Out, a national collaborative of queer news publishers, has mapped local LGBTQ+ publications across the U.S. The first comprehensive report of its kind, “The LGBTQ+ Media Map...

"I’ve had people tell me they're afraid to go on the air, and after 40 years on the air, that’s the first time I’ve ever heard that."

A new report from @newsisout.bsky.social asks how local LGBTQ+ news outlets are weathering the second Trump administration. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/loca...

ESPN has discarded brilliant journalism for squirts of memebrain swill | Aaron Timms Influencer creep symbolizes a broader rot at the heart of the broadcaster as it attempts to stop interrogating the very sports it covers

Brutal assessment of ESPN as “image-fluffer.”
“By chasing dollars, ESPN is betraying the very fans on whose passion it built its success, trading away its journalistic credibility for a diminished status as the glorified Pravda of the modern American sportscape.” www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/s...

Superb choice. Eduardo’s commitment to saving and strengthening journalism is unparalleled.

This won’t end with talk show hosts.

Tweet From Obama mentioning my firing from the Washington post. Wirh a photo of me

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama.

His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful.

Now he is tweeting in support of me.

This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*.

Or used to work.

Come visit!

“A passion for democracy still burns brightly for millions of Americans that can’t easily be extinguished. Nowhere is that more true than in a city of light called Chicago. If Trump’s Department of War is serious about staging its 1st battle on the shores of Lake Michigan, it picked the wrong fight”

The documentary on HBO from October 21 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...

“Pay attention to how difficult it is for journalists to do their work,” said his mom Georgann, here with siblings Craig and Michele. “Armed Only With a Camera” airs in October, an extraordinary film made by brother Craig and Juan Arredondo, Brent’s @niemanfoundation.bsky.social classmate.

I was last in Little Rock two years ago for Brent Renaud’s funeral. This visit, his hometown turned out to celebrate an HBO documentary and foundation honoring the life and work of the journalist, the first American killed in the war on Ukraine.

Back at you, dear Tyler. So grateful to know and have worked with you xx

Nieman’s Fertile Soil - Nieman Reports Ann Marie Lipinski reflects on 14 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

📝 In her final column for Nieman Reports, Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social reflects on her 14 years as curator of the @niemanfoundation.bsky.social.

niemanreports.org/ann-marie-li...

AFP journalists in Gaza at risk of starvation, warns journalists' association 'We have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded, prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing colleague die of hunger,' says French news agency's journalists' association - Ana...

Stark warning from the AFP journalists association

"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger"
www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea...

In Putin’s War on Ukraine, Journalists Are Targets, Too - Nieman Reports Brent Renaud, a Nieman Fellow killed in Ukraine while working on a documentary about refugees, practiced a journalism of humility, humanity, and empathy

niemanreports.org/brent-renaud...

The Arkansas black apple isn’t common in Cambridge, Mass., but Brent Renaud wasn’t common either. I worried about the little sapling, thin like Brent and planted in his honor in the Nieman Foundation garden. But today I checked on the tree and was rewarded with these two tiny apples. Proof of life.

Liang-Zhou Nieman Fellowship established at the Nieman Foundation for Journalism - Nieman Foundation A gift from the Endeavor Foundation will support journalists who work in or are from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

A woman who grew up in the US & China knew firsthand that journalism and narratives helped “readers in both cultures to better understand one another.” She now honors her mother and great grandfather with a fellowship for journalists from China,Taiwan and Hong Kong nieman.harvard.edu/liang-zhou-n...

Pope commits to weeding out church sexual abuse, praises role of press in democracy In first public comments on topic, Leo XIV has now signaled zero tolerance for sexual abuser priests

"Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a nation is weakened"

Powerful words from Pope Leo who says defending free and ethical journalism is "a duty for all who aspire to a strong and participatory democracy"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

“…the media misconstrued”

Saudi Arabia has executed another journalist, Turki Al-Jasser, after 7 years of detention for reporting on corruption.

The failure to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi only encourages further acts of deadly violence against journalists in the Persian Gulf & elsewhere.

Bukele, emboldened by Trump, is arresting prominent critics While the Trump administration deepens ties with El Salvador, its millennial president is cracking down on dissenting lawyers, activists and journalists.

Bukele is arresting lawyers, targeting NGOs and chasing journalists from El Salvador.
The Trump administration says he’s a model for the region @schmidtsam.bsky.social reports

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

About half the Tribune is currently on call for massive protests and possible immigration raids.

Our owner's response? A round of buyouts.

It's a vivid illustration of the fact that Alden Global Capital could not care less about journalism, news or the city of Chicago. They just want money.

House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate...

House votes to kill all U.S. funding for NPR, PBS and public media for next two years

A major moment for conservative activists; a daunting prospect for public media and those who rely on it.

Story from @deirdrekwalsh.bsky.social and me

www.npr.org/2025/06/12/g...

Brian Wilson, Songwriter and Leader of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82 A hitmaker elevated and burdened by the label of genius, he transcended the breezy surf genre to create complex harmonies and intricate soundscapes in the studio.

The maestro has passed - the man was a open heart with two legs - with an ear that heard the angels. Quite literally. Love and Mercy for you and yours tonight .
RIP Brian.

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/a...

We're working to document reports of nearly 30 assaults and 4 detainments/arrests of journalists covering protests in and around LA since Friday. Multiple news vehicles have been vandalized and countless journalists caught in tear gas while reporting.

As we verify these reports, find them here: