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Undercover police threaten to arrest journalist after he films the search of a black man

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 26, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Mike Elk (Payday Report)

Other Incident

Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Don Hopey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of former Post-Gazette managing editor

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sally Stapleton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of Post-Gazette reporter, staff

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: David Templeton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

CBS San Francisco news reporter robbed at gunpoint, security guard shot

Incident Details

Updated on: October 18, 2021
Date of incident: February 24, 2019
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Joe Vazquez (KPIX-TV)

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

CBS San Francisco photographer robbed at gunpoint, security guard shot

Incident Details

Updated on: October 18, 2021
Date of incident: February 24, 2019
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: John Anglin (KPIX-TV)

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

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

New Yorker staff writer subpoenaed for 'all documents' around 2014 article

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 22, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Nicholas Schmidle (The New Yorker)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 22, 2019: Pending

Nov. 8, 2019: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Second subpoena issued for content of Illinois watchdog’s Dropbox account

Incident Details

Updated on: July 10, 2019
Date of incident: February 22, 2019
Location: Algonquin Township, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 22, 2019: Pending

March 1, 2025: Objected to

April 16, 2019: Upheld

Unknown date: Objected to

July 10, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Third-party: Dropbox (tech company)
Legal order venue →: State

Trump uses Twitter to endorse Covington student’s lawsuit against The Washington Post

Incident Details

Updated on: July 24, 2020
Date of incident: February 20, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

Subpoena issued for Illinois-based government watchdog’s communications

Incident Details

Updated on: May 31, 2024
Date of incident: February 19, 2019
Location: Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 19, 2019: Pending

Unknown date: Objected to

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Town marshal stops young journalist in Arizona, threatens to arrest her

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 18, 2019
Location: Patagonia, Arizona
Targets: Hilde Kate Lysiak (Orange Street News)

Other Incident

Journalist stopped at the border for the third time, questioned about his work and FOIA request

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 16, 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Manuel Rapalo (Freelance)

Border point →: Miami International Airport
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

Equipment searched or seized →: Work product, 2
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Media figures, politicians among alleged targets of Coast Guard officer indicted for firearm and drug possession

Incident Details

Updated on: January 31, 2020
Date of incident: February 15, 2019
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Targets: Chris Hayes (MSNBC/MS NOW), Joe Scarborough (MSNBC/MS NOW), Don Lemon (CNN), Chris Cuomo (CNN), Van Jones (CNN)

Other Incident

NPR reporter shoved by U.S. Capitol Police while trying to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Kelsey Snell (National Public Radio)

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

First Amendment YouTuber shot while live-streaming security guard

Incident Details

Updated on: March 13, 2019
Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Zhoie Perez/Furry Potato (Independent)

Other Incident

NBC reporter shoved by officers while trying to interview senators at U.S. Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Leigh Ann Caldwell (NBC News)

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

Capitol Hill reporter pushed by police while attempting to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Laslo (Freelance)

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

Denver school administrators attempt to prevent student journalists from sharing work with the press

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2019
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Toby Lichtenwalter

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Cameraman, other reporters attacked at Trump rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 11, 2019
Location: El Paso, Texas
Targets: Ron Skeans (BBC News [United Kingdom])

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

Unprecedented criminal complaint filed for violations of the Georgia Open Records Act

Incident Details

Updated on: December 19, 2019
Date of incident: February 11, 2019
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: WSB-TV

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