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Journalist briefly detained while covering pro-Palestinian protest on Wall Street

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 14, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention Date →: October 14, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Ohio county staffer posts attack on local reporter; state AG to investigate

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 14, 2024
Location: Tiffin, Ohio
Targets: Kayla Trevino (The Advertiser-Tribune)

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Journalist who published leaked Vance dossier gets visit from FBI

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 11, 2024
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Ken Klippenstein (Independent)

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Photojournalist struck, pushed with baton amid Israel-Gaza war protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 7, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Q. Sakamaki (Freelance)

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

North Dakota TV reporter spat on, dodges punch ahead of live shot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 4, 2024
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Targets: Tatum Miller (KVLY-TV)

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

Florida broadcasters threatened with criminal charges by state agency

Incident Details

Updated On: November 6, 2024
Date of Incident: October 3, 2024
Location: Multiple, Florida
Targets: Media, WCJB-TV, WFLA-TV, WINK-TV

Chilling Statement

City attorney tells journalist to unpublish articles about arrest report

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 3, 2024
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Jack Poulson (Independent)

Chilling Statement

Journalists ordered to reveal sources in harassment suit against eBay

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 25, 2024
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: David Steiner (EcommerceBytes), Ina Steiner (EcommerceBytes)

Legal Orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

Sept. 25, 2024: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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