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Daily Beast editor says arrest was in retaliation for his reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 17, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Lachlan Cartwright (The Daily Beast)

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New York Post reporter assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kevin Sheehan (New York Post)

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

New York Post photographer assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: G.N. Miller (New York Post)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Subpoena for ABC News’ reporting materials on a ‘Real Housewives’ cast member quashed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 11, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: ABC News

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Former BuzzFeed reporter ordered to submit documents in lawsuit against Kevin Spacey

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 6, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Adam Vary (BuzzFeed News)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Upheld

Former BuzzFeed reporter ordered to sit for deposition in lawsuit against Kevin Spacey

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 4, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Adam Vary (BuzzFeed News)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Man who threatened CNN and ABC anchors pleads guilty to federal charge

Incident Details

Updated On: December 20, 2021
Date of Incident: October 15, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: George Stephanopoulos (ABC News), Brian Stelter (CNN), Don Lemon (CNN)

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Bangladeshi journalist assaulted during press conference in New York

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 22, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Farid Alam (News Communication Network)

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

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