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Videographer hit with pepper ball while covering demonstration against LASD

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to Chicago CBS2 News reporter

Incident Details

Updated on: October 20, 2022
Date of incident: June 8, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dave Savini (WBBM-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 8, 2021: Pending

July 12, 2021: Objected to

April 29, 2022: Ignored
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to former editor at CBS2 News

Incident Details

Updated on: October 20, 2022
Date of incident: June 8, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Derek Dalton (WBBM-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 8, 2021: Pending

Nov. 8, 2021: Objected to

April 29, 2022: Ignored
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Veteran reporter arrested, strip-searched in Minnesota while covering anti-pipeline protest

Incident Details

Updated on: July 13, 2021
Date of incident: June 7, 2021
Location: Hubbard County, Minnesota
Targets: Alan Weisman (Los Angeles Times)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Hubbard County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Trespassing

June 7, 2021: Charges pending

July 13, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist pushed by NYPD officer, struck with baton while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 5, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Gabe Quinones (Independent)

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

Social media journalist shoved by police at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Kevin Gilman (Watchdog Citizen News)

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

Unicorn Riot journalist pushed by officer while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Niko Georgiades (Unicorn Riot)

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

Apparent ransomware attack forces local Cox TV stations offline in 3 states

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2021
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Cox Media Group

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