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Trump stops regular press briefings, citing unfair media treatment

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Updated On: April 23, 2019
Date of Incident: January 23, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: White House Correspondent's Association

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Subpoena issued for contents of Illinois government watchdog’s Dropbox account

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 23, 2019
Location: Algonquin Township, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 23, 2019: Pending

Feb. 8, 2019: Objected to

Feb. 11, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Colorado judge strikes down order preventing CBS4 from publishing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 23, 2019
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: KCNC-TV

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Journalist stopped at the border for the second time, camera searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 26, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Manuel Rapalo (Freelance)

Border Point →: Washington, D.C.
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Equipment bag, 1

Work product, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Reporter hit in face, has phone stolen while interviewing voters in Los Angeles

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 26, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Washington Babylon)

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Private individual

WLTX reporters arrested in Columbia, S.C.

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 29, 2019
Location: Columbia, South Carolina
Targets: Jenna Kurzyna (WLTX)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Private security
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Portland man arrested for stalking, harassing Oregon editor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 29, 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: The Oregonian/OregonLive

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Federal judge orders Chicago Sun-Times not to publish information

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Chicago Sun-Times

Status of Prior Restraint →: Ignored
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

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