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University of Alabama shutters 2 student magazines, citing federal DEI guidance

Incident Details

Updated on: May 22, 2026
Date of incident: December 1, 2025
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Case number: 7:26-cv-00476
Targets: [University of Alabama] Alice Magazine, [University of Alabama] Nineteen Fifty-Six
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Other Incident

Photojournalist slammed against wall, arrested amid NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 29, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Avery Craig (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction

Nov. 29, 2025: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 29, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment damaged →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munitions amid Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2025
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Kerem Yücel (Minnesota Public Radio)

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

Photojournalist struck in stomach with pepper ball at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2025
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (Reuters)

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

Photojournalist struck in head with pepper ball amid Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2025
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (Sahan Journal)

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

Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized

Incident Details

Updated on: December 16, 2025
Date of incident: November 22, 2025
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Dave Decker (Creative Loafing Tampa, News2Share & Zuma Press)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Rioting: unlawful assembly

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped

Obstruction: obstructing highway

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped

Trespassing: trespassing on property after warning

Nov. 24, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting officer without violence to his or her person

Nov. 24, 2025: Charges pending

Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 22, 2025
Release date →: November 24, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 3

Equipment bag, 1

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

Copper thieves knock two Mississippi radio stations off the air

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 21, 2025
Location: Greenville, Mississippi
Targets: High Plains Radio Network

Equipment damaged →: Building, 1

Radio transmitter, 2

Miscellaneous equipment, 3
Actor →: Private individual

Brendan Carr targets news outlets as chair of the FCC

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 19, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: ABC News, BBC News [United Kingdom], CBS News, KCBS, MSNBC/MS NOW, National Public Radio, NBC News, NBCUniversal, PBS News

Chilling Statement

Kansas journalist hit with search warrant after photographing police range

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 14, 2025
Location: Emporia, Kansas
Targets: Jarom Smith (Lyon County Observer)

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Nov. 14, 2025: Pending

Nov. 30, 2025: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: Meta Platforms (tech company)
Legal order venue →: State

Independent photojournalist arrested at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 14, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 9 (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Illinois State Police
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending

Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting or obstructing a peace officer

Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending

Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped

Traffic violation: walking on the highway

Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending

Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 14, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

External battery, 4

Press identification, 1

Equipment bag, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist struck by projectile while covering World Series revelry in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Myraneli Fabian (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story)

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

Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at Chicago-area protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

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

Reporter shot in foot with pepper ball at Illinois immigration protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 1, 2025
Location: Broadview, Illinois
Targets: JT Cestkowski (Status Coup)

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

White House restricts reporter access to press secretary, staff’s offices

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Reporter temporarily blocked from Ohio courtroom proceedings

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2025
Location: Lorain, Ohio
Targets: Mark Puente (The Marshall Project)

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: Local Court
Type of denial →: Government event

Student journalists ousted from immigration court in Maryland

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 28, 2025
Location: Hyattsville, Maryland
Targets: Lillian Glaros ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service), Ruby Siefken ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service)

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: Federal Court
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Man sends death threats to journalists; pleads guilty

Incident Details

Updated on: April 29, 2026
Date of incident: October 28, 2025
Location: Gainesville, Florida
Targets: Catherine Rampell (The Washington Post), Mehdi Hasan (Zeteo)

Other Incident

Reporter denied access at DHS news conference in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2025
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: Clint Combs (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)

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

Andrew Ferguson targets news media as FTC chair

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 23, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Global Disinformation Index, Media Matters for America, NewsGuard

Chilling Statement

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