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California reporter assaulted at meeting as man grabs camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 6, 2023
Location: Cottonwood, California
Targets: Doni Chamberlain (A News Cafe)

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

Fox News subpoenaed by Trump attorneys for interview footage in Jan. 6 lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 7, 2023: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Iowa media outlets, nonprofit settle open records suit with governor's office

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 21, 2023
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Bleeding Heartland, Iowa Capital Dispatch

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Three men charged with vandalizing homes of two NH radio journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: September 8, 2023
Date of Incident: June 15, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Lauren Chooljian (New Hampshire Public Radio), Dan Barrick (New Hampshire Public Radio)

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NHPR ordered to turn over reporter interviews, notes

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2023
Location: Brentwood, New Hampshire
Targets: Lauren Chooljian (New Hampshire Public Radio)

Legal Orders →: other for communications or work product

May. 30, 2023: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

New York Post reporter threatened, kicked by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Reuven Fenton (New York Post)

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

Photojournalist threatened, chased by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Robert Miller (New York Post)

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch barred from publishing mistakenly released report

Incident Details

Updated On: September 15, 2023
Date of Incident: May 23, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Katie Kull (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Status of Prior Restraint →: Pending

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