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Editor killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: January 3, 2023
Date of Incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Gerald Fischman (Capital Gazette)
Case Status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Journalist Manuel Duran, arrested while covering immigration protest, could be deported by ICE

Incident Details

Updated On: March 24, 2022
Date of Incident: April 3, 2018
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Manuel Duran (Memphis Noticias)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Memphis Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: obstructing a highway or passageway

Apr. 3, 2018: Charges pending

Apr. 5, 2018: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Apr. 3, 2018: Charges pending

Apr. 5, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: April 3, 2018
Release Date →: July 11, 2019
Unnecessary use of force? →: 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

Man intentionally crashes truck into local TV station in Dallas, Texas

Incident Details

Updated On: November 18, 2021
Date of Incident: September 5, 2018
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: KDFW

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

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 (Gateway Pundit), Matt Couch (America First Media Group), Julian Assange (WikiLeaks), America First Media Group, Gateway Pundit, The Washington Times, WikiLeaks

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 6, 2018: Pending

Mar. 29, 2021: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Twitter (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Former FBI agent Terry Albury accused of leaking documents to The Intercept

Incident Details

Updated On: November 18, 2020
Date of Incident: March 27, 2018
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alleged Recipient of Leak →: The Intercept
Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

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

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