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Seattle Police Department subpoenas five news outlets for protest photos, videos

Incident Details

Updated On: September 21, 2020
Date of Incident: June 18, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: KCPQ 13 News, KING 5 News, KIRO 7 News, KOMO 4 News, The Seattle Times

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 18, 2020: Pending

Sep. 21, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

BuzzFeed News journalist arrested in Seattle while asking for comment

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2018
Date of Incident: November 4, 2018
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Blake Montgomery (BuzzFeed News)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Seattle Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Nov. 5, 2018: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2019: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: November 4, 2018
Release Date →: November 5, 2018
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Videographer hit by police projectiles while filming Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Alyse Gallagher (Freelance)

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

British reporter arrested, held for six hours amid Seattle protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 1, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Andrew Buncombe (The Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Seattle Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Jul. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jul. 15, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Multimedia journalist hit by crowd-control projectile in Seattle protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Case number: 20-2-14351-1
Targets: Jordan Pickett (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

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

Freelance journalist forced by police from scene of Seattle protest in June

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Shauna Sowersby (KNKX Public Radio)

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

Q13 Fox News crew harassed, assaulted by crowd while reporting in Seattle

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Brandi Kruse (KCPQ Fox 13)

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

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