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Wife of Georgia county commissioner dumps drink on reporter’s head, soaking her and her equipment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 13, 2019
Location: Chattooga County, Georgia
Targets: Casie Bryant (AllOnGeorgia)

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

Equipment Broken →: Laptop, 1

Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 12, 2019
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Charles Davis (Freelance)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Twitter
Third Party Business →: Tech company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena

Using obscure legal justification, NYPD subpoenas reporter's records

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 9, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: New York Post

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Dropped
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Twitter
Third Party Business →: Tech company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena

Man arrested after assaulting reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated On: September 1, 2020
Date of Incident: December 7, 2019
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Targets: Alex Bozarjian (WSAV-TV)

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

Police officer charged with leaking information to Florida newspaper

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 6, 2019
Location: Sunrise, Florida

Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Restauranteur steals reporter’s cellphones during interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 5, 2019
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Priscilla Totiyapungprasert (Arizona Republic)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Mobile phone, 2

Indiana governor sends cease-and-desist letters to news outlets following investigative report

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 29, 2019
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Targets: Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, The Indianapolis Star

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Broadcast reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting in Southwest Florida

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 28, 2019
Location: North Fort Myers, Florida
Targets: Delia D’Ambra (WBBH-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

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