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Photojournalist assaulted while covering anti-lockdown protest at Oregon Capitol

Incident Details

Updated on: December 9, 2021
Date of incident: December 21, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Brian Hayes ([Salem] Statesman Journal)

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

Independent journalist struck with munitions while covering Olympia protest, press pass damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 20, 2020
Location: Olympia, Washington
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)

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

Equipment broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Multimedia journalist subpoenaed by grand jury

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Tina MacIntyre-Yee (Democrat and Chronicle)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Dec. 9, 2020: Pending

Dec. 16, 2020: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Journalist assaulted, her phone and finger smashed while covering Portland eviction protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 8, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Genevieve Reaume (KATU)

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

Equipment broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist handcuffed, removed from North Carolina courtroom after requesting press access to a hearing

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 8, 2020
Location: Graham, North Carolina
Targets: Tom Boney Jr. (The Alamance News)

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: District Court
Type of denial →: Other

Judge quashes subpoena for former KRON 4 reporter’s testimony

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 7, 2020
Location: Redwood City, California
Targets: Kate Cagle (KRON-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Dec. 7, 2020: Pending

Dec. 8, 2020: Objected to

March 8, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

ICE drops subpoena around BuzzFeed News story on Trump administration deportation policy

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 1, 2020
Location: Virginia
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

Dec. 1, 2020: Pending

Dec. 9, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Journalist subpoenaed in the prosecution of a serial killer

Incident Details

Updated on: April 30, 2021
Date of incident: November 25, 2020
Location: San Bernardino, California
Targets: Jillian Lauren Shriner (Independent)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 25, 2020: Pending

April 30, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

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