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Reporter struck by projectile in Minneapolis while covering George Floyd protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 26, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Niko Georgiades (Unicorn Riot)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Livestreamer shoved across throat by police at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 26, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Justin Ge Pluto (Goeman) (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1

Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Man arrested following assault of reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated on: April 11, 2023
Date of incident: May 23, 2020
Location: Shorewood, Illinois
Targets: Gaynor Hall (WGN-TV)

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

CNN ordered to produce source communications in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 19, 2020
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Targets: CNN

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

May 19, 2020: Upheld

June 10, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 7, 2020: Upheld
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena for documents from The Center for Investigative Reporting dropped after lawsuit dismissed

Incident Details

Updated on: February 28, 2024
Date of incident: May 14, 2020
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Targets: Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 14, 2020: Pending

Dec. 10, 2020: Dropped

May 1, 2023: Pending

Feb. 28, 2024: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

MLK50 journalist files lawsuit to regain access to Memphis mayor’s media list

Incident Details

Updated on: April 30, 2021
Date of incident: May 13, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Case number: 2:20-cv-02343
Targets: Wendi C. Thomas (MLK50: Justice Through Journalism)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Mayor
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Freelance journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 11, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (Big League Politics)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 23, 2020: Pending

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Knoxville News Sentinel says reporter barred from coronavirus Zoom press briefing in apparent retaliation

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 8, 2020
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Targets: Vincent Gabrielle (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Agency
Type of denial →: Government event

Photojournalist cited for blocking the road while covering LA homeless camp cleanup

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 7, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Glenna Gordon (The New York Times Magazine)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: blocking a roadway

May 7, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 4, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist assaulted and camera destroyed by passerby

Incident Details

Updated on: August 25, 2020
Date of incident: May 1, 2020
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 2 (WQAD-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Vice President's office reportedly threatens censure over tweet

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Steve Herman (Voice of America)

Chilling Statement

Judge rules in favor of Minnesota journalist barred from COVID-19 briefing calls

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 28, 2020
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Scott Johnson (Power Line)

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Agency
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Government event, Press credential or media list

Fox News White House correspondent receives second subpoena for documents, testimony in defamation case

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 23, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Ratner (Fox News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 11, 2020: Pending

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Fox News subpoenaed for documents in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 23, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 7, 2020: Pending

Jan. 15, 2020: Objected to

March 25, 2020: Upheld

April 22, 2020: Objected to

Sept. 28, 2020: Unknown
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Yahoo News investigative reporter subpoenaed for documents in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 23, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Michael Isikoff (Yahoo News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 18, 2019: Pending

April 23, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Fox 11 News photojournalist held at knifepoint over footage of California shelter-in-place protest

Incident Details

Updated on: July 13, 2023
Date of incident: April 17, 2020
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 1 (KTTV)

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

Georgia woman charged with kidnapping after hijacking news van with reporter inside

Incident Details

Updated on: January 29, 2024
Date of incident: April 14, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Iyani Hughes (WANF)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Police seize drone as photojournalist documents mass graves in New York

Incident Details

Updated on: August 18, 2020
Date of incident: April 14, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: George Steinmetz (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Avigation

April 14, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

White House accuses Voice of America of spreading propaganda

Incident Details

Updated on: April 30, 2020
Date of incident: April 10, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Voice of America

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Liberty University obtains trespassing warrants against two journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: May 15, 2020
Date of incident: April 6, 2020
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Targets: Julia Rendleman (The New York Times)

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: Liberty University Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

April 6, 2020: Charges pending

May 15, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal orders →: warrant for other

April 6, 2020: Pending

May 15, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

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