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Photojournalist arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in NYC

Incident Details

Updated On: June 20, 2024
Date of Incident: April 15, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Neil Constantine (The Indypendent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: pedestrians on roadways

April 15, 2024: Charges pending

June 20, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: April 15, 2024
Release Date →: April 15, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Independent photojournalist to stand trial on charges from NYC protest arrest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 2, 2024
Date of Incident: March 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Javier Soriano (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: pedestrians on roadways

March 30, 2024: Charges pending

May 2, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: March 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photojournalist shoved by police twice while documenting NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

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

Oklahoma TV station sues after its journalists barred from public meetings

Incident Details

Updated On: December 11, 2024
Date of Incident: March 28, 2024
Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Case number: 5:24-cv-00980
Targets: Dylan Brown (KFOR-TV), Kevin Josefy (KFOR-TV), Gage Shaw (KFOR-TV), KFOR-TV
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Tennessee reporter arrested while covering student protest against Israel-Gaza war

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 26, 2024
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Targets: Eli Motycka (Nashville Scene)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Vanderbilt University Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

March 26, 2024: Charges pending

March 26, 2024: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Missouri attorney general subpoenas Media Matters after report on X

Incident Details

Updated On: February 10, 2025
Date of Incident: March 25, 2024
Location: Jefferson City, Missouri
Case number: 1:24-cv-00147
Targets: Media Matters for America
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Legal Orders →: other for communications or work product

March 25, 2024: Pending

April 15, 2024: Objected to

Aug. 22, 2024: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Colorado council member sends threatening note to local weekly over reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 20, 2024
Location: Ouray, Colorado
Targets: Ouray County Plaindealer

Chilling Statement

Sacramento Bee columnist detained at pro-Palestinian protest at City Hall

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 19, 2024
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Robin Epley (The Sacramento Bee)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Sacramento Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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