Journalist assaulted, pushed to the ground while covering protest in Memphis #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 12, 2019 Location Memphis, Tennessee Targets Luke Jones (WREG-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Marine Corps denies veteran and Newsweek reporter interview in apparent retaliation for prior reporting #Department of Defense Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 7, 2019 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets James LaPorta (Newsweek) Other Incident
Pennsylvania journalist barred from publishing document mistakenly made public, order vacated #environmentalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 30, 2019 Location Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Targets Reid Frazier (The Allegheny Front), StateImpact Pennsylvania Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Struck down Mistakenly released materials? → Yes
Broadcast journalist threatened at gunpoint in Texas Show More Incident Details Updated on August 21, 2025 Date of incident May 30, 2019 Location Killeen, Texas Targets Emani Payne (KCEN-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Reporters removed from Kansas Senate floor, threatened with loss of press passes Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 29, 2019 Location Topeka, Kansas Targets Alec Gartner (KSNT), John Hanna (The Associated Press), Jonathan Shorman (The Kansas City Star), Sherman Smith (The Topeka Capital-Journal) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → State government: Legislature Type of denial → Government event
Miami freelancer has phone and camera seized by police Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 25, 2019 Location Miami, Florida Targets Jacob Katel (Freelance) Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Cellphone, 1 Camera, 1 Status of equipment → Returned in full Search warrant obtained → No
Freelance reporter stopped while crossing border; passport card photographed #Department of Homeland Security Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 24, 2019 Location San Diego, California Targets Nate Abaurrea (Freelance) Border Stop Border point → San Ysidro Port of Entry Target nationality → United States US citizenship status of target → U.S. citizen Denied entry? → No Stopped previously? → No Asked for device access? → No Asked intrusive questions about work? → Yes
Student journalist subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of dispute between university, foundation #student journalism Show More Incident Details Updated on April 23, 2024 Date of incident May 22, 2019 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Euirim Choi (The [University of] Chicago Maroon) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product May 22, 2019: Pending June 3, 2019: Objected to Unknown date: Dropped Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
Alaska radio reporter attacked while covering abortion demonstration #protest #reproductive rights Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 21, 2019 Location Soldotna, Alaska Targets Jennifer Williams (KSRM) Assault Assailant → Unknown Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Student newspaper subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of $100 million dispute #student journalism Show More Incident Details Updated on April 23, 2024 Date of incident May 17, 2019 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets The [University of] Chicago Maroon Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product May 19, 2019: Pending Unknown date: Dropped Legal order target → Institution Legal order venue → Federal
Hawaii reporter denied access to cover Army meeting #Department of Defense Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 16, 2019 Location Hilo, Hawaii Targets Nancy Cook Lauer (West Hawaii Today) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Law enforcement: Military Type of denial → Government event
Rolling Stone journalist stopped for secondary screening, has electronics searched while asked invasive questions about reporting #Department of Homeland Security Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 13, 2019 Location Austin, Texas Targets Seth Harp (Rolling Stone) Border Stop Border point → Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Target nationality → United States US citizenship status of target → U.S. citizen Denied entry? → No Stopped previously? → Yes Asked for device access? → Yes Asked intrusive questions about work? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Cellphone, 1 Computer, 1 Work product, 1 Status of equipment → Returned in full Search warrant obtained → No
Military prosecutor embeds secret tracking code in email to journalist, defense attorneys #cyberattack #Department of Defense Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 12, 2019 Location San Diego, California Targets Carl Prine (Navy Times) Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Work product, 1 Status of equipment → In custody Search warrant obtained → No
San Francisco police use search warrant to raid home, office of independent journalist Show More Incident Details Updated on May 26, 2020 Date of incident May 10, 2019 Location San Francisco, California Targets Bryan Carmody (North Bay News) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → San Francisco Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Camera, 2 Cellphone, 12 Computer, 11 Storage device, 11 Work product, 3 Status of equipment → Returned in full Search warrant obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → warrant for communications or work product March 1, 2019: Pending March 24, 2019: Carried out May 30, 2019: Objected to July 18, 2019: Quashed warrant for communications or work product March 16, 2019: Pending May 29, 2019: Carried out May 30, 2019: Objected to Aug. 20, 2019: Quashed warrant for testimony about confidential source April 16, 2019: Pending May 29, 2019: Carried out May 30, 2019: Objected to Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified documents to reporter #Department of Justice #Espionage Act Show More Incident Details Updated on July 27, 2021 Date of incident May 9, 2019 Location Alexandria, Virginia Leak Case Charged under Espionage Act → Yes
Connecticut reporter arrested and briefly detained while covering demonstration #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Updated on October 22, 2019 Date of incident May 9, 2019 Location Bridgeport, Connecticut Targets Tara O'Neill (Hearst Connecticut Media Group) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Bridgeport Police Department Detention date → May 9, 2019 Release date → May 9, 2019 Unnecessary use of force? → No
Florida man arrested for assaulting journalist, shattering windshield Show More Incident Details Updated on February 8, 2021 Date of incident May 3, 2019 Location Altamonte Springs, Florida Targets Albert “David” Bodden (WOFL) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Vehicle, 1 Actor → Private individual
Two reporters forced out of restaurant, equipment attacked Show More Incident Details Date of incident May 1, 2019 Location Lithonia, Georgia Targets Dimitri Lotovski (WANF) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist files assault charges following May Day protests #anti-fascism #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Updated on August 21, 2023 Date of incident May 1, 2019 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 20CV19618 Targets Andy Ngo (Independent) Case status Settled Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Ohio editor testifies at Oberlin College defamation trial Show More Incident Details Date of incident April 29, 2019 Location Oberlin, Ohio Targets Jason Hawk (Oberlin News-Tribune) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony April 29, 2019: Pending May 10, 2019: Carried out Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State