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Florida cameraman nearly run over by man upset with reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: May 11, 2017
Date of Incident: January 5, 2017
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Targets: Channing Frampton (WINK-TV)

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

Florida TV correspondent nearly run over by man upset with her reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: May 11, 2017
Date of Incident: January 5, 2017
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
Targets: Nicole Valdes (WINK-TV)

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

Appeals court says that hearing in murder case can be secret

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 26, 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: State Court
Type of denial →: Other

Journalist, graduate student stopped again for secondary screening

Incident Details

Updated On: June 28, 2021
Date of Incident: September 16, 2017
Location: Orlando, Florida
Case number: 1:17-cv-11730
Targets: Zainab Merchant (Independent)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Border Point →: Orlando International Airport
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Reporter called “fake news,” harassed by CBP officer when entering US

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 30, 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Alastair Jamieson (NBC News)

Border Point →: Miami International Airport
Target Nationality →: United Kingdom
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Miami Herald reporter Alex Harris harassed after fake tweets go viral

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 14, 2018
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Alex Harris (Miami Herald)

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Local TV reporter attacked by unknown person in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 26, 2018
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Targets: Darryl Forges (WTVJ)

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

Local TV photographer attacked by stranger in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 26, 2018
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Targets: Linda Sargent-Nestor (WTVJ)

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

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