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NYPD arrests photojournalist, charges him with disorderly conduct

February 14, 2020

Photojournalist Amr Alfiky was arrested while documenting an arrest in New York City, New York, on Feb. 11, 2020.Alfiky, who is a photo editor at ABC News and a contributor to Reuters and The New York Times, was taking video of a man being arrested at about 7 p.m. in New York’s Lower East Side neighborhood when police took him into custody, Alfiky’s friend Mostafa Bassim told the Committee to Protect Journalists.In a video captured by Bassim, Alfiky can be …

Using obscure legal justification, NYPD subpoenas reporter’s records

February 24, 2020

The New York Police Department subpoenaed Twitter for the account information of a New York Post journalist on Dec. 9, …

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

December 18, 2019

On Oct. 31, 2019, venture capital investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Shervin Pishevar filed an application for discovery against Fast Company …

BuzzFeed says its immigration reporter was excluded from DHS border tour

September 23, 2019

BuzzFeed News immigration reporter Hamed Aleaziz was disinvited from a Department of Homeland Security tour of the border on Sept. …

New York Times reports that conservative operatives are compiling dossiers on journalists

August 28, 2019

According to a New York Times article published on Aug. 25, 2019, a “loose network of conservative operatives” supporting President …

Fast Company subpoenaed for identifying information on confidential source

December 18, 2019

Business magazine Fast Company was subpoenaed on Aug. 9, 2019, for communications and documents relating to a 2017 article concerning …

Photojournalist arrested while covering climate demonstration, equipment seized

July 9, 2019

On June 22, 2019, independent photojournalist Michael Nigro was arrested in New York City while covering a demonstration calling for …

New York Knicks fined $50,000 for barring NY Daily News from press event

June 26, 2019

The National Basketball Association announced that the New York Knicks have been fined $50,000 for denying the New York Daily …

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NYPD arrests photojournalist, charges him with disorderly conduct

Using obscure legal justification, NYPD subpoenas reporter’s records

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

BuzzFeed says its immigration reporter was excluded from DHS border tour

New York Times reports that conservative operatives are compiling dossiers on journalists

Fast Company subpoenaed for identifying information on confidential source

Photojournalist arrested while covering climate demonstration, equipment seized

New York Knicks fined $50,000 for barring NY Daily News from press event

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