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Tennessee reporter told to leave, threatened with arrest at a town hall meeting with Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 27, 2021
Location: Whitfield County, Georgia
Targets: Meredith Aldis (WRCBtv)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Daily Mail blocked from media center, trial exhibits in Chauvin trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Daily Mail

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Hennepin County Chief Judge Toddrick Barnette

Media prevented from reporting on Texas execution for first time for decades

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 19, 2021
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Targets: Joseph Brown (The Huntsville Item), Michael Graczyk (The Associated Press)

Denial of Access

Florida journalists barred from covering Gov. DeSantis signing of controversial new election law

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 6, 2021
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Targets: Danielle Waugh DeRos (WPEC CBS 12), Madeline Montgomery (WPEC CBS 12), Steve Bousquet (South Florida Sun Sentinel), Anthony Man (South Florida Sun Sentinel), Glenna Milberg (WPLG Local 10), Matt Sczesny (WPTV-TV), Linnie Supall (WPTV-TV)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Journalist at advocacy news organization dragged from press conference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 5, 2021
Location: Hialeah Gardens, Florida
Targets: Grant Stern (Occupy Democrats)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Rep. Kevin McCarthy

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

Reporter, public removed from Illinois city council meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 13, 2021
Location: Country Club Hills, Illinois
Targets: Erica Chiang (The Southland Journal)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Mayor James Ford

Tennessee photographer ejected, threatened with arrest during town hall with Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 27, 2021
Location: Whitfield County, Georgia
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 3 (WRCBtv)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

New policy removes freelance journalists from MS health department media lists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 2021
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: Media

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Mississippi State Department of Health