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White House suspends CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials and falsely accuses him of manhandling intern

Incident Details

Updated on: November 19, 2018
Date of incident: November 7, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jim Acosta (CNN)

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

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

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

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 6, 2018
Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Targets: CNN, MSNBC/MS NOW

Other Incident

BuzzFeed News journalist arrested in Seattle while asking for comment

Incident Details

Updated on: November 19, 2018
Date of incident: November 4, 2018
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Blake Montgomery (BuzzFeed News)

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’

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

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 26, 2018
Location: Salinas, California
Targets: KSBW

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

CNN's New York headquarters evacuated after pipe bomb found in mailroom

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.

Incident Details

Updated on: July 2, 2019
Date of incident: October 22, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WTTG

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

Filmmaker arrested while covering West Virginia pipeline protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 21, 2018
Location: Beckley, West Virginia
Targets: Laura Saunders (Independent)

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

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

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2018
Location: Orange County, California
Targets: Media

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Treasury employee charged with leaking details of Manafort's suspicious bank transactions to BuzzFeed News

Incident Details

Updated on: January 24, 2022
Date of incident: October 16, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Alleged recipient of leak →: Jason Leopold (BuzzFeed News)
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

ICE subpoenas law journal editor who published copy of leaked ICE memo

Incident Details

Updated on: February 20, 2020
Date of incident: October 16, 2018
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Targets: Daniel Kowalski (Bender's Immigration Bulletin)

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

Oct. 16, 2018: Pending

Feb. 20, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

New York Post reporter punched while interviewing homeless man

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Balsamini (New York Post)

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

Judge orders LA Times not to publish descriptions of defendant in murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Los Angeles Times

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Reporter Zachary Siegel held in contempt of court, arrested after recording trial

Incident Details

Updated on: December 14, 2018
Date of incident: October 2, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Zachary Siegel (Undark)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Cook County Circuit Court
Charges →: Contempt of court

Oct. 2, 2018: Convicted

Oct. 30, 2018: Pending appeal

Dec. 14, 2018: Convicted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Journalist subpoenaed in legal feud over boxing match

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 28, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lance Pugmire (Los Angeles Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Sept. 28, 2018: Pending

Oct. 30, 2018: Objected to

March 5, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Los Angeles County judge orders reporters not to publish courtroom photographs

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 26, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press

Status of prior restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Journalist Karen Savage arrested for second time while covering anti-pipeline protest in Louisiana

Incident Details

Updated on: June 20, 2025
Date of incident: September 18, 2018
Location: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Case number: 6:20-cv-00983
Targets: Karen Savage (The Appeal)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Trespassing: unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure project

Sept. 18, 2018: Charges pending

July 13, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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