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Trump suggests taking away journalists’ press credentials in response to negative coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 9, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

TV reporter Maria Lisignoli assaulted while documenting public fight

Incident Details

Updated on: December 3, 2018
Date of incident: May 6, 2018
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Maria Lisignoli (WHO-DT)

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

AP photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 1, 2018
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Carlos Rivera Giusti (The Associated Press)

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

Police officer strikes journalist in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 1, 2018
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: José Encarnación (Metro Puerto Rico)

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

Pentagon revokes embed opportunity for Washington Post reporter following critical coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Dan Lamothe (The Washington Post)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Other

DNC sues WikiLeaks for wiretapping and ‘economic espionage’

Incident Details

Updated on: July 30, 2019
Date of incident: April 20, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: WikiLeaks

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Police union tries to prevent BuzzFeed from releasing NYPD disciplinary records

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 11, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: BuzzFeed News

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WABC reporter Tim Fleischer punched by stranger in NYC

Incident Details

Updated on: November 8, 2023
Date of incident: April 10, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Tim Fleischer (WABC-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

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