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Five members of neo-Nazi group arrested for alleged targeted harassment of journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: January 11, 2022
Date of Incident: February 26, 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: ProPublica

Other Incident

Cyberattack disrupts Tribune newspaper computer systems and delivery across the U.S.

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 29, 2018
Location: Multiple
Targets: Baltimore Sun, Capital Gazette, Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Orlando Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, South Florida Sun Sentinel

Other Incident

More than two dozen newsrooms receive hoax bomb threats

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 13, 2018
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

Other Incident

Journalists face harassment while covering coronavirus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

Other Incident

May: While reporting from protests across the nation, journalists tear gassed, threatened and harassed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

Other Incident

June: While reporting from protests across the nation, journalists tear-gassed, threatened

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

Other Incident

November: Journalists harassed, threatened while covering election and social justice protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

Other Incident

July: Journalists threatened with arrest while reporting from protests across the nation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 1, 2020
Location: Multiple
Targets: Media

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