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Judge bars Pennsylvania reporters from court proceeding

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 9, 2020
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Targets: Dylan Segelbaum (York Daily Record/Sunday News), Logan Hullinger (York Dispatch)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: District Judge Linda Williams

Reporters excluded from Maine CDC media briefings after being labeled ‘advocacy journalists’

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Maine
Targets: Katherine Revello (The Maine Wire), Evan Popp (Maine Beacon)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Knoxville News Sentinel says reporter barred from coronavirus Zoom press briefing in apparent retaliation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 8, 2020
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Targets: Vincent Gabrielle (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: County Communications Director Mike Donila

Judge rules in favor of Minnesota journalist barred from COVID-19 briefing calls

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 28, 2020
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Scott Johnson (Power Line)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Minnesota Department of Health

Florida journalist barred from governor’s COVID-19 briefing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2020
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Targets: Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis