AJC subpoenaed as part of criminal investigation into 2020 presidential election #election #Election 2020 Show More Incident Details Updated On July 14, 2022 Date of Incident July 2022 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Atlanta Journal-Constitution Subpoena/Legal Order Subpoena Type → Journalist communications or work product Subpoena Status → Carried out
Unprecedented criminal complaint filed for violations of the Georgia Open Records Act #public records Show More Incident Details Updated On December 19, 2019 Date of Incident February 11, 2019 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News Other Incident
CNN producer detained in Atlanta airport Show More Incident Details Updated On August 11, 2017 Date of Incident January 29, 2017 Location Atlanta, Georgia Case number 1:17-cv-00353 Targets Mohammed Tawfeeq (CNN) Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Border Stop Border Point → Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Stopped at border? → Yes Target Nationality → Iraq US Citizenship Status of Target → U.S. permanent resident (green card) Denied Entry? → No Stopped Previously? → No Asked for device access? → Unknown Asked to display social media? → Unknown Asked for social media passwords? → Unknown Asked intrusive questions about work? → Yes Were devices searched or seized? → Unknown
Man arrested after threatening to kill CNN staffers Show More Incident Details Date of Incident January 22, 2018 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets CNN Other Incident
Georgia woman charged with kidnapping after hijacking news van with reporter inside Show More Incident Details Date of Incident April 14, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Iyani Hughes (WGCL-TV CBS46) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Vehicle, 1
Rock thrown through window of WSB-TV news vehicle during Atlanta protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 29, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Vehicle, 1
Freelance journalist detained while covering protests for The Washington Post in Atlanta #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Haisten Willis (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Atlanta photographer detained, released after intervention by other journalists #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Alyssa Pointer (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No