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NPR reporter shoved by U.S. Capitol Police while trying to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Kelsey Snell (National Public Radio)

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

First Amendment YouTuber shot while live-streaming security guard

Incident Details

Updated on: March 13, 2019
Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Zhoie Perez/Furry Potato (Independent)

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NBC reporter shoved by officers while trying to interview senators at U.S. Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Leigh Ann Caldwell (NBC News)

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

Capitol Hill reporter pushed by police while attempting to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Laslo (Freelance)

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

Denver school administrators attempt to prevent student journalists from sharing work with the press

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2019
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Toby Lichtenwalter

Other Incident

Cameraman, other reporters attacked at Trump rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 11, 2019
Location: El Paso, Texas
Targets: Ron Skeans (BBC News [United Kingdom])

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

Unprecedented criminal complaint filed for violations of the Georgia Open Records Act

Incident Details

Updated on: December 19, 2019
Date of incident: February 11, 2019
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: WSB-TV

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Illinois County judge orders watchdog publication not to publish school records released by lawyer

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 4, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Better Government Association

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

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