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KGTV photographer attacked while filming in San Diego

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 12, 2018
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Mike Gold (KGTV)

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

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

High school coach in Arkansas arrested after threatening journalist

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 6, 2018
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Targets: Mitchell McCoy (KARK-TV)

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Kentucky State Police spokesperson threatens media with denial of access

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 2, 2018
Location: Harlan, Kentucky
Targets: The Mountain Advocate, WRIL-FM

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: State
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert refuses question from Russian TV reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 1, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Channel One [Russia]

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

Virginian-Pilot reporter subpoenaed to testify in councilman's forgery trial

Incident Details

Updated on: June 25, 2018
Date of incident: March 1, 2018
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Targets: Scott Daugherty (The Virginian-Pilot)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

March 1, 2018: Pending

March 20, 2018: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Former White House aide Seb Gorka shoves Mediaite reporter at CPAC

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 22, 2018
Location: National Harbor, Maryland
Targets: Caleb Ecarma (Mediaite)

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

Miami Herald reporter Alex Harris harassed after fake tweets go viral

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2018
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Alex Harris (Miami Herald)

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Freelance journalist subpoenaed by financial firm that he wrote about

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Arun Gupta (The Nation)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Feb. 14, 2018: Pending

Feb. 28, 2018: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

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