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Trump tells DOJ to investigate author of anonymous op-ed criticizing him

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The New York Times

Chilling Statement

Man intentionally crashes truck into local TV station in Dallas, Texas

Incident Details

Updated on: November 18, 2021
Date of incident: September 5, 2018
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: KDFW

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

Grand jury subpoenas independent journalist for video footage of DC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Luke Kuhn (It's Going Down)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Sept. 4, 2018: Pending

Sept. 11, 2018: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Man arrested after threatening to shoot and kill Boston Globe staffers

Incident Details

Updated on: October 2, 2019
Date of incident: August 30, 2018
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: The Boston Globe

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Journalist questioned at San Ysidro border crossing for third time

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2018
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Brooke Binkowski (Freelance)

Border point →: San Ysidro Port of Entry
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Freelance reporter Karen Savage arrested for felony trespassing while covering anti-pipeline protest in Louisiana

Incident Details

Updated on: June 20, 2025
Date of incident: August 18, 2018
Location: St. Martin Parish, Louisiana
Case number: 6:20-cv-00983
Targets: Karen Savage (The Appeal)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Trespassing: unauthorized entry of a critical infrastructure project

Aug. 18, 2018: Charges pending

July 13, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Demonstrators damage TV journalist's camera in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 12, 2018
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Gary Cooper (WTVD)

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

Equipment damaged →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

CBS producer shoved by police while covering protest in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 12, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Christina Ruffini (CBS News)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

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