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New York congressman lifts press ban for public town hall meetings

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 12, 2023
Location: Carmel, New York
Targets: Media, News 12 Westchester, Rockland Daily, The Highlands Current, The Journal News, The New York Times

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

Armed man enters New York Times building, requests to speak with reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 17, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

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Subpoena withdrawn for former NYT reporter in trial of Clinton campaign lawyer

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

April 1, 2022: Pending

May 24, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

As many as 20 journalists investigated by secretive CBP division

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 11, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ali Watkins (Politico), Arianna Huffington (HuffPost), Martha Mendoza (The Associated Press), Media, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal

Chilling Statement

NY court issues prior restraint against The New York Times

Incident Details

Updated on: February 10, 2022
Date of incident: November 18, 2021
Location: White Plains, New York
Targets: The New York Times

Status of prior restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Former New York Times reporter’s phone records subpoenaed in defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Updated on: August 18, 2021
Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Jessica Bidgood (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

July 14, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 18, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Photojournalist detained, ‘tackled’ by law enforcement in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Joshua Rashaad McFadden (The New York Times)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist for New York Times thrown to ground, detained while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Aaron Nesheim (The New York Times)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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