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Karoline Leavitt targets media as White House press secretary

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 12, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media, The Associated Press

Chilling Statement

AP reporters barred from White House events over editorial style policy

Incident Details

Updated on: June 6, 2025
Date of incident: February 11, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:25-cv-00532
Targets: The Associated Press
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Government event

Two journalists removed from briefing after interrupting Blinken

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 16, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Sam Husseini (Independent), Max Blumenthal (The Grayzone)

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FCC commissioner accuses media ratings provider of censorship

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 13, 2024
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: NewsGuard

Chilling Statement

State Department classifies six Russian state-owned news outlets ‘foreign missions’

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2024
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: RIA Novosti [Russia], Rossiya Segodnya [Russia], RT America, Ruptly [Russia], Sputnik [Russia], TV-Novosti [Russia]

Other Incident

Fox News cameraman struck with umbrella at U.S. Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 23, 2024
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 32 (Fox News)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Former Fox News reporter held in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoena

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 29, 2024
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Catherine Herridge (Fox News)

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Charges →: Contempt of court

Feb. 29, 2024: Convicted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Republican House member calls for the jailing of journalists

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 15, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

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