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Journalist subpoenaed by Facebook, seeking years of communications

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 2021
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Eli Sanders (Wild West)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Dropped, Carried out

Talk radio host harassed and attacked at a Seattle demonstration protesting Palestinian evictions

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 16, 2021
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Jason Rantz (KTTH Radio)

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

Seattle police shove reporter filming arrest during election night protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 3, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Shauna Sowersby (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Independent journalist sprayed with chemical irritant while covering Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 3, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Scott Keeler (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist says she was deliberately sprayed with chemical irritant by police during Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 3, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Melissa Lewis (Independent)

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

Photojournalist’s camera slapped away, blocked at rally against defunding Seattle Police Department

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Noah Riffe (Anadolu Images)

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

Photographer pepper sprayed while covering Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 2 (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Independent journalist shoved by police, hit with crowd-control devices at Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Joey Wieser (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

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