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Broadcast photographer struck with cane amid attempted robbery

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 17, 2024
Location: Dayton, Ohio
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 33 (WDTN)

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

Ohio county staffer posts attack on local reporter; state AG to investigate

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 14, 2024
Location: Tiffin, Ohio
Targets: Kayla Trevino (The Advertiser-Tribune)

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City of Cleveland subpoenas newsroom, judge quashes request

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 26, 2024
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: The Marshall Project

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 26, 2024: Pending

July 9, 2024: Objected to

Oct. 28, 2024: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Photojournalist sues City of Cincinnati following arrest at accident scene

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 19, 2023
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Case number: 1:24-cv-00572
Targets: Calvin Andrus (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Cincinnati Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: obstructing official business

Nov. 19, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 24, 2023: Charges pending

June 25, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: November 19, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Man leaves fake bomb outside Ohio newspaper offices

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 24, 2023
Location: Elyria, Ohio
Targets: The Chronicle-Telegram

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Subpoena quashed for Ohio reporter’s documents in civil rights case

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 10, 2023
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland.com)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 10, 2023: Pending

Aug. 24, 2023: Objected to

Oct. 9, 2023: Pending

Nov. 2, 2023: Objected to

Feb. 5, 2024: Quashed

March 1, 2024: Objected to

March 19, 2024: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Ohio reporter’s subpoena for testimony in civil rights case quashed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2023
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland.com)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 22, 2023: Pending

July 26, 2023: Objected to

July 27, 2023: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Man arrested, pleads guilty to threatening West Virginia-based news crew

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 21, 2023
Location: Steubenville, Ohio
Targets: Brenda Danehart (WTRF-TV), John Lynch (WTRF-TV), WTRF-TV

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