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Two journalists assaulted while covering a protest in Salt Lake City

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 9, 2019
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Targets: Matthew Michela (KUTV)

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

Photojournalist arrested while covering climate demonstration, equipment seized

Incident Details

Updated On: July 15, 2019
Date of Incident: June 22, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Michael Nigro (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

June 22, 2019: Charges pending

July 15, 2019: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1

Press identification, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Pennsylvania journalist barred from publishing document mistakenly made public, order vacated

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Reid Frazier (The Allegheny Front), StateImpact Pennsylvania

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

Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Don Hopey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of former Post-Gazette managing editor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sally Stapleton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of Post-Gazette reporter, staff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: David Templeton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

N.D. legislature considers bill shielding pipeline projects from public records requests

Incident Details

Updated On: April 9, 2019
Date of Incident: January 22, 2019
Location: Bismark, North Dakota
Targets: Media

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Filmmaker arrested while covering West Virginia pipeline protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 21, 2018
Location: Beckley, West Virginia
Targets: Laura Saunders (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Trespassing

Oct. 21, 2018: Charges pending

March 19, 2019: Charges dropped

Obstruction: obstructing a public officer

Oct. 21, 2018: Charges pending

March 19, 2019: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 21, 2018
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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