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‘Confidentiality order’ sent to California news outlet attempts to stop newsgathering

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 16, 2022
Location: Contra Costa, California
Targets: East Bay Times

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Memphis news photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 27 (WHBQ-TV FOX13)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Live unit, 1

Memphis broadcaster robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Jeremy Pierre (WHBQ-TV FOX13)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Ohio editor charged with wiretapping after publishing obtained court recording

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 31, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Pike County Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Oct. 31, 2022: Charges pending
Detention Date →: November 1, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Order Type →: Warrant

Editor’s laptop, cellphone seized following publication of courtroom recording

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 28, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)

Equipment Seized →: Computer, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Order Type →: Warrant

KC broadcast station subpoenaed for unaired interview footage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 26, 2022
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Targets: KMBC 9 News

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

Documentarian targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ford Fischer (News2Share)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Zach Roberts (Freelance)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

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