A Year Under Pressure
Assaults on press freedom, at home and abroad—which CJR is uniquely positioned to cover.
In 2025, Press Freedom Came Under Direct Attack
We must not respond to this existential crisis with silence and apathy.
How Project 2025 Kneecapped the US Press
The Heritage Foundation’s road map for a conservative presidency proposed sweeping media reforms. Trump carried out most of them—and he has three years left.
Transparency Didn’t Delay Justice for R. Kelly or Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutors Did.
From Epstein’s inoculating friendships with the rich and powerful to lax law enforcement and a politicized Justice Department, the systems that should have protected his victims failed time and again.