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Man arrested after assaulting reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated on: September 1, 2020
Date of incident: December 7, 2019
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Targets: Alex Bozarjian (WSAV-TV)

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

Police officer charged with leaking information to Florida newspaper

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 6, 2019
Location: Sunrise, Florida

Alleged recipient of leak →: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Restauranteur steals reporter’s cellphones during interview

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 5, 2019
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Priscilla Totiyapungprasert (Arizona Republic)

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

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 2
Actor →: Public figure

Indiana governor sends cease and desist letters to news outlets following investigative report

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 29, 2019
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Targets: Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, The Indianapolis Star

Chilling Statement

Broadcast reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting in Florida

Incident Details

Updated on: October 26, 2021
Date of incident: November 28, 2019
Location: North Fort Myers, Florida
Targets: Delia D’Ambra (WBBH-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Spokesman-Review subpoenaed in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 25, 2019
Location: Spokane, Washington
Targets: The Spokesman-Review

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 25, 2019: Pending

June 1, 2021: Objected to

Jan. 10, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 25, 2019: Pending

June 1, 2021: Objected to

Jan. 10, 2023: Upheld

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Congressman Nunes alleges CNN, Daily Beast ‘committed crimes’ in reporting, says will sue

Incident Details

Updated on: April 14, 2022
Date of incident: November 24, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN, The Daily Beast

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Photographer knocked to ground, camera damaged at football game

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 23, 2019
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Targets: Jamm Aquino (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Public figure

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