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FBI arrests man for hate-based threats against New York reporter

Incident Details

Updated on: August 1, 2025
Date of incident: November 15, 2024
Location: White Plains, New York
Targets: Unidentified reporter 8

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Virgin Islands Daily News reporter barred from governor’s briefings

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 14, 2024
Location: Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
Targets: Suzanne Carlson (The Virgin Islands Daily News)

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Governor
Type of denial →: Government event, Press credential or media list

California court clerk charged with providing search warrant to reporter

Incident Details

Updated on: June 23, 2025
Date of incident: November 13, 2024
Location: Stockton, California

Alleged recipient of leak →: Aaron Leathley (The Stockton Record)
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

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

Indiana student paper says state politician’s posts about outlet threatening

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2024
Location: Bloomington, Indiana
Targets: Indiana [University Bloomington] Daily Student

Chilling Statement

ABC, local affiliate subpoenaed ahead of Massachusetts murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2024
Location: Dedham, Massachusetts
Targets: ABC News, WCVB-TV

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 12, 2024: Pending

Dec. 9, 2024: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

NBC, local affiliate subpoenaed ahead of Massachusetts murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2024
Location: Dedham, Massachusetts
Targets: NBC News, WBTS-CD

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 12, 2024: Pending

Nov. 20, 2024: Pending

Dec. 9, 2024: Unknown
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Three arrested in murder-for-hire plot against Iranian American journalist

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 8, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Masih Alinejad (Independent)

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