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Photojournalist Michael Nigro arrested while covering protest in Missouri

June 11, 2018

Michael Nigro, a freelance photojournalist on assignment for Truthdig, was arrested while covering a Poor People’s Campaign demonstration in Jefferson …

Daily News reporter Ken Lovett arrested at New York State Senate

Journalist Ken Lovett arrested for talking on cell phone in New York State Senate lobby

March 28, 2018

Ken Lovett, the Albany bureau chief for the New York Daily News, was arrested by State Police troopers in the …

Citizen journalist arrested for publishing information before local police

December 13, 2017

Citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal was arrested by the Laredo Police Department and charged with two felony counts of “misuse of official information” on December 13, 2017. Villarreal — an independent journalist based in Laredo, Texas who is often known by her nickname “La Gordiloca” — published the name of a Border Patrol agent who committed suicide on her Facebook page in April, before the Laredo Police Department’s official release about the incident. The Laredo Morning Times reported on December 15 …

Shareblue Media reporter Mike Stark arrested while covering Republican candidate for Virginia governor

October 28, 2017

Mike Stark, a reporter for the liberal news site Shareblue Media, was arrested in Fairfax County, Virginia on October 28, …

The Young Turks reporter Jordan Chariton arrested in St. Louis

October 3, 2017

Jordan Chariton, a reporter for the progressive online news organization The Young Turks, was arrested along with cameraman Ty Bayliss …

The Young Turks cameraman Ty Bayliss arrested in St. Louis

October 3, 2017

Ty Bayliss — a cameraman and editor for the progressive online news organization The Young Turks — was arrested along …

Screengrab of Jon Ziegler sitting on ground

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler arrested in St. Louis for second time

October 3, 2017

Jon Ziegler was arrested in St. Louis while covering protests on September 17 and then again on October 3.

Freelance photographer Daniel Shular arrested in St. Louis

October 3, 2017

Daniel Shular — a St. Louis-based freelance photographer whose work has been published in NBC News, Xinhua and Riverfront Times …

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Photojournalist Michael Nigro arrested while covering protest in Missouri

Journalist Ken Lovett arrested for talking on cell phone in New York State Senate lobby

Citizen journalist arrested for publishing information before local police

Shareblue Media reporter Mike Stark arrested while covering Republican candidate for Virginia governor

The Young Turks reporter Jordan Chariton arrested in St. Louis

The Young Turks cameraman Ty Bayliss arrested in St. Louis

Independent journalist Jon Ziegler arrested in St. Louis for second time

Freelance photographer Daniel Shular arrested in St. Louis

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