Furthering its efforts around the First Amendment, the Radio Television Digital News Association has joined more than 20 organizations in launching the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a website dedicated to documenting abuses against journalists. <\/p>\n
The tracker is a repository of data tracking incidentsarrests of journalists, equipment searches and physical attacks among themat a time when journalists in the U.S. are facing increasing hostility, RTDNA said. <\/p>\n
Reporters covering protests in Washington and North Dakota, for instance, are among 19 journalists charged with crimes so far this year. Ten are currently facing charges, RTDNA said. <\/p>\n
Twelve journalists have been subject to equipment searches, and 10 have been physically attacked, the tracker shows. <\/p>\n
The tracker shows data collected from news reports and submissions. The Columbia Journalism Review, Investigative Reporters & Editors and Knight First Amendment Institute are among partnering organizations. <\/p>\n
RTNDAs support of the tracker is part of the groups larger multi-faceted initiative fighting the range of threats, from limits to ugly rhetoric, that impede journalists from doing their jobs. The group launched a First Amendment task force earlier this year. <\/p>\n
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