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Reporters removed from Uvalde committee hearing on school shooting response

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 20, 2022
Location: Uvalde, Texas
Targets: Media

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: City of Uvalde

Editor files lawsuit after new policy closes access to Tenn. courts annual meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 13, 2022
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Targets: Dan McCaleb (The Center Square)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Outlets sue after media barred from attending Iowa school board meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 25, 2022
Location: Bettendorf, Iowa
Targets: Josh Lamberty (WQAD-TV), KWQC-TV, Quad-City Times, WHBF-TV, WQAD-TV

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Bettendorf Community School Board

Two Occupy Democrats journalists removed from press conference with Florida governor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 12, 2022
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Grant Stern (Occupy Democrats), Thomas Kennedy (Occupy Democrats)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Utah Senate becomes third state legislature this year to limit journalists’ access

Incident Details

Updated On: February 28, 2022
Date of Incident: February 15, 2022
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Targets: Media

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Utah State Sen. Mike McKell

Journalists removed from Iowa Senate floor, overturning a century-old practice

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 7, 2022
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Media

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Iowa Senate Republicans

Journalists moved from Kansas Senate floor to public gallery for new legislative session

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 4, 2022
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Targets: Media

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Sen. Ty Masterson