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Penn. journalist ordered to destroy, unpublish copies of leaked report

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 15, 2022
Location: Exeter Township, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jerry Geleff (Jerry Geleff Media), The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter Underground

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Colorado county settles lawsuit after denying outlet’s bid for legal notices

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 14, 2022
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Targets: Wet Mountain Tribune

Other Incident

FTC orders Twitter to disclose names of journalists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 13, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Other Incident

WSJ reporter detained outside Phoenix bank

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 23, 2022
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Dion Rabouin (Wall Street Journal)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Phoenix Police Department
Detention Date →: November 23, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed again in DOJ Capitol riots investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 18, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 18, 2022: Pending

Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out

subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 18, 2022: Pending

Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Armed man enters New York Times building, requests to speak with reporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 17, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

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‘Confidentiality order’ sent to California news outlet attempts to stop newsgathering

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 16, 2022
Location: Contra Costa, California
Targets: East Bay Times

Status of Prior Restraint →: Ignored

Memphis news photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 27 (WHBQ-TV FOX13)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Live unit, 1

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