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Philadelphia 76ers player shoves columnist in locker room over article

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 2, 2024
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Marcus Hayes (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shoved to ground by police outside Trump event

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 20, 2024
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Targets: Susan Stava (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist struck with police bike amid presidential debate protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 10, 2024
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Cristina Panagi (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Turkish journalist slapped repeatedly during live broadcast in Pennsylvania

Incident Details

Updated On: August 8, 2024
Date of Incident: June 1, 2024
Location: Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: Yunus Paksoy (CNN Türk)

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

Philadelphia journalist barred from district attorney’s news conferences

Incident Details

Updated On: May 29, 2024
Date of Incident: May 17, 2024
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ralph Cipriano (Independent)

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Prosecutor
Type of denial →: Government event

Pennsylvania man charged with threatening journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: November 25, 2024
Date of Incident: May 15, 2024
Location: Dallas Township, Pennsylvania
Targets: Unidentified journalist 6 (Times Leader)

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Newspaper publisher shot after dispute over caricatures

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 4, 2023
Location: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bernardo Isaías Amaro Pérez (El Periodiquito)

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

Judge orders journalist to turn over source communications

Incident Details

Updated On: December 1, 2023
Date of Incident: September 14, 2023
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Mike Elk (Payday Report)

Legal Orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

Sept. 14, 2023: Upheld

Oct. 16, 2023: Objected to

Dec. 1, 2023: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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