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Two Occupy Democrats journalists barred from DeSantis press conference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 22, 2022
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Grant Stern (Occupy Democrats), Thomas Kennedy (Occupy Democrats)

Government agency or public official involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Independent journalist removed from press conference with Philadelphia DA

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2022
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ralph Cipriano (Big Trial)

Government agency or public official involved →: Philadelphia District Attorney

Reporters removed from Uvalde committee hearing on school shooting response

Incident Details

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

Government agency or public official 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)

Government agency or public official 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

Government agency or public official involved →: Bettendorf Community School Board

AZ Republic denied multiple requests to witness executions

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 11, 2022
Location: Florence, Arizona
Targets: The Arizona Republic

Government agency or public official involved →: Arizona Department of Corrections

Gov. Doug Ducey

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)

Government agency or public official 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

Government agency or public official involved →: Utah State Sen. Mike McKell

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