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Photographer chased onto highway after trying to interview New Jersey funeral director

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 7, 2018
Location: Hackettstown, New Jersey
Targets: Andrew Mills (NJ Advance Media)

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

Reporter chased onto highway after trying to interview New Jersey funeral director

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 7, 2018
Location: Hackettstown, New Jersey
Targets: Stephen Stirling (NJ Advance Media)

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

PIX11 reporter Howard Thompson attacked with bat during interview

Incident Details

Updated on: November 26, 2019
Date of incident: February 6, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Howard Thompson (WPIX)

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

PIX11 photographer John Frasse attacked with bat during interview

Incident Details

Updated on: November 26, 2019
Date of incident: February 6, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: John Frasse (WPIX)

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

Health care reporter kicked off press call following critical coverage of federal agency

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 1, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Virgil Dickinson (Modern Healthcare)

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

Chicago Tribune subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 29, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Chicago Tribune

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 29, 2018: Pending
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Chicago Sun-Times subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

Incident Details

Updated on: April 22, 2024
Date of incident: January 29, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Chicago Sun-Times

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 29, 2018: Pending

Unknown date: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Daily Herald subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 29, 2018
Location: Arlington Heights, Illinois
Targets: [Chicago] Daily Herald

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 29, 2018: Pending
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

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