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Photojournalist Michael Nigro arrested while covering protest in Missouri

Incident Details

Updated on: March 8, 2019
Date of incident: June 11, 2018
Location: Jefferson City, Missouri
Targets: Michael Nigro (Truthdig)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Jefferson City Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey

June 11, 2018: Charges pending

Nov. 30, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Equipment bag, 1

Work product, 1

Camera lens, 2

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter John Harvey arrested and cited for ‘disorderly conduct’ at Pennsylvania State Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2018
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: John Harvey (Democracy Watch News)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Harrisburg Capitol Police
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

June 11, 2018: Charges pending

Dec. 6, 2018: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Senate Intel Committee staffer James Wolfe accused of lying to FBI about contacts with journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: December 20, 2018
Date of incident: June 7, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Alleged recipient of leak →: Ali Watkins
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Oberlin College subpoenas legal blogger for communications with source

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2018
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Legal Insurrection

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 7, 2018: Pending

July 5, 2018: Objected to

July 18, 2018: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Freelance journalist asked for social media information during secondary screening

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 6, 2018
Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Targets: Scott Preston (Freelance)

Border point →: Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Twitter subpoenaed for information of journalists, media outlets

Incident Details

Updated on: March 29, 2021
Date of incident: June 6, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (The Gateway Pundit), Matt Couch (America First Media), Julian Assange (WikiLeaks), America First Media, The Gateway Pundit, The Washington Times, WikiLeaks

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 6, 2018: Pending

April 30, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 6, 2020: Upheld

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal order target →: Third-party: Twitter (tech company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Jersey City removes over 240 community newspaper boxes from streets

Incident Details

Updated on: July 13, 2018
Date of incident: June 2018
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Targets: Media

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Portland Mercury reporter Kelly Kenoyer shoved while filming Patriot Prayer rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Kelly Kenoyer (Portland Mercury)

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

Independent journalist Zack Stoner shot and killed in Chicago

Incident Details

Updated on: November 3, 2022
Date of incident: May 30, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Zack Stoner (Independent)

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

Oberlin College subpoenas local newspaper editor in defamation suit

Incident Details

Updated on: September 18, 2018
Date of incident: May 30, 2018
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Targets: Jason Hawk (Oberlin News-Tribune)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May 30, 2018: Pending

June 27, 2018: Carried out

July 24, 2018: Objected to

Aug. 22, 2018: Partially upheld

Sept. 18, 2018: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Al Jazeera journalist stopped and questioned at JFK airport

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 23, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Mhamed Krichen (Al Jazeera [Qatar])

Border point →: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Target nationality →: Tunisia
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

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

EPA security guards refuse entry to AP reporter, then shove her out the door

Incident Details

Updated on: February 27, 2019
Date of incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Knickmeyer (The Associated Press)

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

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

Press Enterprise reporter subpoenaed to testify in Pennsylvania murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: John-Erik Koslosky ([Bloomsburg] Press Enterprise)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May 22, 2018: Pending

May 23, 2018: Objected to

May 24, 2018: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

The Daily Item reporter Francis Scarcella subpoenaed to testify in Pennsylvania murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: Francis Scarcella (The Daily Item)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 22, 2018: Pending

May 23, 2018: Objected to

May 24, 2018: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Press Enterprise reporter subpoenaed to testify in Pennsylvania murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: Kristin Baver ([Bloomsburg] Press Enterprise)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May 22, 2018: Pending

May 23, 2018: Objected to

May 24, 2018: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Republican fundraiser subpoenas AP for documents related to anonymous sources

Incident Details

Updated on: September 27, 2018
Date of incident: May 16, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The Associated Press

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 16, 2018: Pending

Sept. 27, 2018: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Former University of Arizona coach convicted of assault subpoenas reporter who covered his case

Incident Details

Updated on: July 2, 2018
Date of incident: May 16, 2018
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Targets: Caitlin Schmidt (Arizona Daily Star)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 16, 2018: Pending

June 5, 2018: Carried out

July 20, 2018: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Trump suggests taking away journalists’ press credentials in response to negative coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 9, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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TV reporter Maria Lisignoli assaulted while documenting public fight

Incident Details

Updated on: December 3, 2018
Date of incident: May 6, 2018
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Maria Lisignoli (WHO-DT)

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

AP photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 1, 2018
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Carlos Rivera Giusti (The Associated Press)

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

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