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New York Times reporter subpoenaed to testify in murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 27, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Frances Robles (The New York Times)

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

Independent journalist Matt Lee forcibly removed from UN, stripped of press credentials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 3, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Matt Lee (Independent)

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

Government agency or public official involved →: United Nations

New York Post reporter punched while interviewing homeless man

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 10, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Balsamini (New York Post)

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

CNN's New York headquarters evacuated after pipe bomb found in mailroom

Incident Details

Updated On: August 5, 2019
Date of Incident: October 24, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: CNN

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Subject of reporting attempts to force journalist to reveal a source

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 28, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Teri Buhl (Smashmouth Investigative Journalism)

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Judge quashes subpoena of New York Post reporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 7, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Susan Edelman (New York Post)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

BuzzFeed News reporter aggressively questioned about reporting at passport checkpoint

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 3, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: David Mack (BuzzFeed News)

Border Point →: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: Australian
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. permanent resident (green card)
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

New York County Supreme Court judge quashes subpoena for HBO documentary outtakes

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 5, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (HBO)

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

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