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Former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified documents to reporter

Incident Details

Updated On: July 27, 2021
Date of Incident: May 9, 2019
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

Incident Details

Updated On: July 7, 2021
Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Targets: Unidentified reporter 1 (KNDU)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

Incident Details

Updated On: June 30, 2021
Date of Incident: October 31, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Marcus Baram (Fast Company)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Oct. 31, 2019: Pending

Feb. 18, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 3, 2020: Upheld

Jun. 30, 2021: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

California journalists sued for ‘hacking’ city’s open Dropbox folder; barred from publishing

Incident Details

Updated On: May 12, 2021
Date of Incident: October 24, 2019
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: Friends for Fullerton’s Future

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

Journalists subpoenaed in criminal case involving intimidation, blackmail of the news organizations

Incident Details

Updated On: April 15, 2021
Date of Incident: September 10, 2019
Location: Independence, Kansas
Targets: Andy Taylor (Montgomery County Chronicle), Josh Umholtz (Independence Daily Reporter), Independence Daily Reporter

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Sep. 10, 2019: Pending

Apr. 15, 2021: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Florida man arrested for assaulting journalist, shattering windshield

Incident Details

Updated On: February 8, 2021
Date of Incident: May 3, 2019
Location: Altamonte Springs, Florida
Targets: Albert “David” Bodden (WOFL)

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

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

California Congressman Devin Nunes files defamation suit against newspaper for its coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: October 20, 2020
Date of Incident: April 9, 2019
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: The McClatchy Company

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Man arrested after assaulting reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated On: September 1, 2020
Date of Incident: December 7, 2019
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Targets: Alex Bozarjian (WSAV-TV)

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

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