More than two dozen newsrooms receive hoax bomb threats #bomb / bomb threat Show More Incident Details Date of incident December 13, 2018 Location Multiple Targets CNHI, Gray Media, McClatchy Other Incident
NC news publisher charged with criminal contempt of court Show More Incident Details Date of incident December 3, 2018 Location Franklin, North Carolina Targets Davin Eldridge (Trappalachia) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → Macon County Circuit Court Charges → Contempt of court Dec. 3, 2018: Charges pending Jan. 11, 2019: Convicted Jan. 11, 2019: Pending appeal Dec. 3, 2019: Convicted Dec. 3, 2019: Pending appeal March 12, 2021: Convicted Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Social media account, 1 Status of equipment → Searched without seizure Search warrant obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → warrant for communications or work product Dec. 3, 2018: Pending Unknown date: Carried out Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Arkansas high school suspends student newspaper #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 27, 2018 Location Springdale, Arkansas Targets The [Har-Ber High School] Herald Other Incident
Journalist stopped at border for the fourth time, questioned about immigration reporting #Department of Homeland Security #immigration #migrant caravan Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 24, 2018 Location San Diego, California Targets Brooke Binkowski (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? → Yes Asked for device access? → No Asked intrusive questions about work? → Yes
Portland mayor’s office requests reporters sign non-disclosure agreement Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 17, 2018 Location Portland, Oregon Targets KGW, Portland Tribune, The Oregonian Other Incident
Journalist Jamie Kalven subpoenaed to testify in police officer trial Show More Incident Details Updated on November 28, 2018 Date of incident November 16, 2018 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Jamie Kalven (Independent) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony Nov. 16, 2018: Pending Nov. 27, 2018: Objected to Nov. 28, 2018: Dropped Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Man threatens to blow up Dallas magazine for publishing controversial columnist #bomb / bomb threat Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 13, 2018 Location Dallas, Texas Targets D Other Incident
White House suspends CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials and falsely accuses him of manhandling intern #Donald Trump Show More Incident Details Updated on November 19, 2018 Date of incident November 7, 2018 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Jim Acosta (CNN) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Federal government: White House Type of denial → Change in policy or practice, Press credential or media list
Protesters threaten Fox News host Tucker Carlson during demonstration outside his house #anti-fascism #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 7, 2018 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Tucker Carlson (Fox News) Other Incident
Iowa congressman Steve King denies at least four journalists access to election party #election Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 6, 2018 Location Sioux City, Iowa Targets Adam Rubenstein (The Weekly Standard), Christopher Mathias (HuffPost), Tom Cullen (Storm Lake Times Pilot), Tony Leys (The Des Moines Register) Other Incident
Arkansas man arrested after threatening to kill CNN anchor Don Lemon Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 6, 2018 Location Mountain Home, Arkansas Targets CNN, MSNBC Other Incident
BuzzFeed News journalist arrested in Seattle while asking for comment Show More Incident Details Updated on November 19, 2018 Date of incident November 4, 2018 Location Seattle, Washington Targets Blake Montgomery (BuzzFeed News) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → Seattle Police Department Charges → Trespassing Nov. 5, 2018: Charges pending Oct. 2, 2019: Charges dropped Detention date → November 4, 2018 Release date → November 5, 2018 Unnecessary use of force? → No
Trump blames reporters for ‘creating violence by not writing the truth’ #Donald Trump Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 2, 2018 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Karen Travers (ABC News) Other Incident
Local TV station's news van set on fire #arson Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 26, 2018 Location Salinas, California Targets KSBW Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Vehicle, 1 Actor → Private individual
CNN's New York headquarters evacuated after pipe bomb found in mailroom #bomb / bomb threat Show More Incident Details Updated on August 5, 2019 Date of incident October 24, 2018 Location New York, New York Targets CNN Other Incident
Man shot after breaking into lobby of local TV station in Washington, D.C. Show More Incident Details Updated on July 2, 2019 Date of incident October 22, 2018 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets WTTG Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Building, 1 Actor → Private individual
Filmmaker arrested while covering West Virginia pipeline protest #environmentalism #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 21, 2018 Location Beckley, West Virginia Targets Laura Saunders (Independent) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office Charges → Trespassing Oct. 21, 2018: Charges pending March 19, 2019: Charges dropped Obstruction: obstructing a public officer Oct. 21, 2018: Charges pending March 19, 2019: Charges dropped Detention date → October 21, 2018 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes
Trump fondly recalls how congressman Greg Gianforte body-slammed a journalist #Donald Trump Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 18, 2018 Location Missoula, Montana Targets Ben Jacobs (The Guardian) Other Incident
California orders reporters not to write about sealed search warrant #public records Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 17, 2018 Location Orange County, California Targets Media Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Dropped Mistakenly released materials? → No
Treasury employee charged with leaking details of Manafort's suspicious bank transactions to BuzzFeed News #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Updated on January 24, 2022 Date of incident October 16, 2018 Location Washington, District of Columbia Leak Case Alleged recipient of leak → Jason Leopold (BuzzFeed News) Charged under Espionage Act → No