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7 former eBay employees charged in harassment campaign against journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: November 3, 2022
Date of Incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Natick, Massachusetts
Case number: 1:21-cv-11181
Targets: Ina Steiner (ECommerceBytes), David Steiner (ECommerceBytes)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Other Incident

Youth smashes windshield of TV news crew’s car in Louisville

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Shaquille Lord (WLKY News)

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

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

New York Times reporter taunted, threatened during Albuquerque protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Targets: Simon Romero (The New York Times)

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Independent journalist says they were shoved by police while covering protests in Portland

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Tuck Woodstock (Freelance)

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