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The Nation reporter forcibly removed from Trump–Putin press conference

Incident Details

Updated On: March 26, 2019
Date of Incident: July 16, 2018
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Targets: Sam Husseini (The Nation)

Denial of Access

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Chicago Sun-Times reporter assaulted by police while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 14, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Nader Issa (Chicago Sun-Times)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Movie set crew member steals notes from Daily Beast journalist, rips them up

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 12, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Will Sommer (The Daily Beast)

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

Equipment Damage

Independent journalist Matt Lee forcibly removed from UN, stripped of press credentials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 3, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Matt Lee (Independent)

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

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: United Nations

Photojournalist Liam Cohen pepper-sprayed by police while covering Patriot Prayer rally

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Editor killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: January 3, 2023
Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Gerald Fischman (Capital Gazette)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Oregon cameraman attacked while covering ICE protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Carter Maynard (KATU ABC 2)

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

Sports reporter killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: January 3, 2023
Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: John McNamara (Capital Gazette)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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