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Marine Corps bans journalist and veteran James LaPorta from Camp Lejeune base

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Date of Incident: February 10, 2017
Location: Jacksonville, North Carolina

Government agency or public official involved →: United States Marine Corps

Reporters excluded from press briefing

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Date of Incident: February 24, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: BBC News, BuzzFeed News, CNN, Daily Mail, HuffPost, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Politico, The Guardian, The Hill, The New York Times

Government agency or public official involved →: White House Press Secretary

Appeals court says that hearing in murder case can be secret

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Date of Incident: April 26, 2017
Location: Miami, Florida

Government agency or public official involved →: Florida Third District Court of Appeal

Reporters' access restricted on Capitol Hill

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Date of Incident: October 31, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Government agency or public official involved →: U.S. Congress

EPA removes reporter Ethan Stoetzer from Scott Pruitt event in Iowa

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Date of Incident: December 1, 2017
Location: Nevada, Iowa
Targets: Ethan Stoetzer (InsideSources)

Government agency or public official involved →: Scott Pruitt

FCC security guards pin reporter against wall as he tries to ask FCC commissioner a question

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 18, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: John Donnelly (CQ Roll Call)

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

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal Communications Commission

Pentagon spokesman says he doesn't consider Intercept contributor a 'legitimate journalist'

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Date of Incident: October 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Nick Turse

Government agency or public official involved →: Department of Defense

U.S. Africa Command