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Broadcast anchor attacked while covering protests in Birmingham

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Stephen Quinn (WBMA-LD)

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

Journalist assaulted while covering protests in Birmingham

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Madison Underwood (AL.com)

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

Independent prisons reporter removed from Alabama government press lists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 8, 2019
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
Targets: Beth Shelburne (Independent)

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: State
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Roy Moore campaign bans Washington Post reporters from election watch party

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 12, 2017
Location: Montgomery, Alabama
Targets: The Washington Post

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Fox News cameraman shoved by Roy Moore campaign official in Alabama

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 27, 2017
Location: Henager, Alabama
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 18 (Fox News)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore threatens to sue the Washington Post

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 12, 2017
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Targets: The Washington Post

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