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
Newsroom, personal equipment seized in Kansas raid Show More Incident Details Updated On April 1, 2024 Date of Incident August 11, 2023 Location Marion, Kansas Case number 2:24-cv-02122 Targets Marion County Record Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Computer, 4 Storage device, 1 Work product, 2 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Aug. 11, 2023: Pending Aug. 11, 2023: Carried out Aug. 16, 2023: Dropped Legal Order Target → Institution Legal Order Venue → State
Kansas newspaper editor’s home raided by local law enforcement Show More Incident Details Updated On April 1, 2024 Date of Incident August 11, 2023 Location Marion, Kansas Case number 2:24-cv-02122 Targets Eric Meyer (Marion County Record), Joan Meyer (Marion County Record) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Cellphone, 1 Computer, 3 Storage device, 1 Work product, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Aug. 11, 2023: Pending Aug. 11, 2023: Carried out Aug. 16, 2023: Dropped Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State
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
Reporter arrested, phone confiscated while covering NC homeless camp eviction #encampment Show More Incident Details Updated On March 22, 2024 Date of Incident December 25, 2021 Location Asheville, North Carolina Targets Matilda Bliss (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 Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Cellphone, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Jan. 1, 2022: Carried out Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State
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