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BBC journalist questioned by border official, passport taken away

September 16, 2019

Stephanie Hegarty, a population correspondent for BBC News, was invasively questioned about her reporting and had her passport briefly taken …

Amid backlash, Department of Defense backs away from new press regulations at Guantánamo Bay

September 9, 2019

New press rules issued at U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Aug. 28, 2019, would have curtailed journalists' ability …

Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

September 4, 2019

A reporter for NBC Right Now in Kennewick, Washington, was robbed and briefly kidnapped at gunpoint while covering a local teachers strike on Aug. 27, 2019.An undisclosed reporter had set up her video camera in the parking lot of the Kennewick School District ahead of a planned teachers strike, YakTriNews reported. At around 5:45 a.m., as she was sitting in her news vehicle waiting for the rally to begin, a man got into the backseat of her car, pointed a …

Media barred from public lead water crisis meeting in New Jersey

September 12, 2019

The news media was barred from attending a public meeting on Newark, New Jersey’s ongoing lead contamination crisis on Aug. …

New York Times reports that conservative operatives are compiling dossiers on journalists

August 28, 2019

According to a New York Times article published on Aug. 25, 2019, a “loose network of conservative operatives” supporting President …

CBP agent asks British journalist entering U.S. if he’s part of the ‘fake news media’

August 23, 2019

British journalist James Dyer said a Customs and Border Protection agent asked him if he was “part of the ‘fake …

White House suspends correspondent’s press pass, reporter alleges retaliation

August 8, 2019

Brian Karem, a White House correspondent for Playboy and political analyst for CNN, tweeted that beginning on Aug. 5, 2019, …

Private security guard assaults journalist, confiscates camera during summit

August 13, 2019

Charlie Kratovil, founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, filed a police report alleging assault by a private security guard …

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361

Journalists affected

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BBC journalist questioned by border official, passport taken away

Amid backlash, Department of Defense backs away from new press regulations at Guantánamo Bay

Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

Media barred from public lead water crisis meeting in New Jersey

New York Times reports that conservative operatives are compiling dossiers on journalists

CBP agent asks British journalist entering U.S. if he’s part of the ‘fake news media’

White House suspends correspondent’s press pass, reporter alleges retaliation

Private security guard assaults journalist, confiscates camera during summit

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