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Undercover police threaten to arrest journalist after he films the search of a black man

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 26, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Mike Elk (Payday Report)

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Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 3, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sally Stapleton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), David Templeton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Don Hopey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

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

Pennsylvania journalist barred from publishing document mistakenly made public, order vacated

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Reid Frazier (Allegheny Front, StateImpact Pennsylvania, 90.5 WESA)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

KDKA-TV photojournalist attacked by protesters in Pittsburgh, camera smashed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ian Smith (KDKA-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Radio journalist shot with projectile during Pittsburgh protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bill O’Driscoll (90.5 WESA)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photojournalist assaulted, threatened with firearm while covering Pittsburgh protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ed Thompson (Freelance)

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