OC Weekly intern Frank Tristan attacked at pro-Trump rally #Donald Trump #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On April 4, 2024 Date of Incident March 25, 2017 Location Huntington Beach, California Targets Frank Tristan (OC Weekly) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Iowa blogger denied press access to Statehouse Show More Incident Details Updated On April 2, 2024 Date of Incident January 10, 2019 Location Des Moines, Iowa Case number 4:24-cv-00021 Targets Laura Belin (Bleeding Heartland) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → State government: Legislature Type of denial → Change in policy or practice, Press credential or media list
CNN producer thrown to the ground, arrested while covering Minnesota protests #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2021 #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 25, 2024 Date of Incident April 13, 2021 Location Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Targets Carolyn Sung (CNN) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Minnesota State Patrol Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Journalist arrested while covering North Carolina homeless camp eviction #encampment Show More Incident Details Updated On March 22, 2024 Date of Incident December 25, 2021 Location Asheville, North Carolina Targets Veronica Coit (The Asheville Blade) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Asheville Police Department Charges → Trespassing Dec. 26, 2021: Charges pending Apr. 19, 2023: Convicted Apr. 19, 2023: Pending appeal Jun. 16, 2023: Convicted Mar. 22, 2024: Pending appeal Release Date → December 26, 2021 Unnecessary use of force? → No
AP photojournalist assaulted by bystander during event in Philadelphia Show More Incident Details Updated On March 21, 2024 Date of Incident June 4, 2020 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Targets Matt Rourke (The Associated Press) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Podcaster arrested, assaulted at NYC protest #Israel-Gaza war #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 4, 2024 Date of Incident February 10, 2024 Location New York, New York Targets Reed Dunlea (Scene Report) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → New York Police Department Charges → Obstruction: resisting arrest Feb. 10, 2024: Charges pending Mar. 4, 2024: Charges dropped Detention Date → February 10, 2024 Release Date → February 11, 2024 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Recording equipment, 2 Actor → Law enforcement
New Yorker reporter subpoenaed by federal government in criminal trial #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Updated On March 4, 2024 Date of Incident February 15, 2024 Location New York, New York Targets Eric Lach (The New Yorker) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → subpoena for other testimony Feb. 15, 2024: Pending Feb. 19, 2024: Objected to Mar. 4, 2024: Quashed Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → Federal
Journalist Tonita Cervantes arrested at Standing Rock #environmentalism #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 1, 2024 Date of Incident February 22, 2017 Location Morton County, North Dakota Case number 1:22-cv-00211 Targets Tonita Cervantes (Freelance) Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Morton County Sheriff's Department Charges → Obstruction: physical obstruction of a government function Feb. 23, 2017: Charges pending Apr. 27, 2017: Charges dropped May. 25, 2017: Pending appeal Jul. 9, 2017: Charges dropped Detention Date → February 22, 2017 Release Date → February 23, 2017 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 1 Camera lens, 1 Cellphone, 1 External battery, 1 Storage device, 14 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → No