Florida city officials enact media conduct rules, threaten to ban editor Show More Incident Details Date of incident February 9, 2023 Location Winter Garden, Florida Targets Norine Dworkin (VoxPopuli), Media Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Local government: Legislature Type of denial → Change in policy or practice
NewsNation reporter arrested while covering Ohio governor news conference #Department of Defense Show More Incident Details Updated on January 30, 2024 Date of incident February 8, 2023 Location East Palestine, Ohio Case number 4:23-cv-02200 Targets Evan Lambert (NewsNation) Case status Dismissed Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → East Palestine Police Department Charges → Trespassing: criminal trespass Feb. 8, 2023: Charges pending Feb. 15, 2023: Charges dropped Obstruction: resisting arrest Feb. 8, 2023: Charges pending Feb. 15, 2023: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Subpoena for NBC reporter to testify at murder trial quashed Show More Incident Details Date of incident February 7, 2023 Location Binghamton, New York Targets Andrea Canning (NBC News) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony Feb. 7, 2023: Pending March 10, 2023: Objected to May 8, 2023: Upheld June 5, 2023: Objected to Sept. 14, 2023: Quashed Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Reporter pepper-sprayed while covering ‘Justice for Tyre’ protest #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Updated on February 2, 2023 Date of incident February 1, 2023 Location Johnson City, New York Targets Sarah Eames ([Binghamton] Press & Sun-Bulletin) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
TV news van vandalized during Tyre Nichols protest in LA #Black Lives Matter #court verdict #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 28, 2023 Location Los Angeles, California Targets KTLA Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Vehicle, 1 Actor → Private individual
NY Assembly keeping pandemic restrictions for press access this session Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 23, 2023 Location Albany, New York Targets Media Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → State government: Legislature Type of denial → Change in policy or practice
Journalist subpoenaed by DC construction company after libel claims dismissed Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 20, 2023 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Natalie Delgadillo (DCist) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony Jan. 20, 2023: Pending Feb. 16, 2023: Objected to March 30, 2023: Quashed Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
SC reporter arrested, banned from tribal lands Show More Incident Details Updated on July 17, 2023 Date of incident January 14, 2023 Location Rock Hill, South Carolina Targets Maggie Brown (The Post and Courier) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → York County Sheriff's Department Charges → Trespassing Jan. 14, 2023: Charges pending July 17, 2023: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → No
Texas judge vacates order limiting murder trial coverage Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 9, 2023 Location Waco, Texas Targets KWTX-TV, Media, Waco Tribune-Herald Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Dropped Mistakenly released materials? → No
Texas Senate extends barring reporters from floor Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 6, 2023 Location Austin, Texas Targets Media Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → State government: Legislature Type of denial → Change in policy or practice
Bloomberg subpoenaed for reporter communications, quashed by judge Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 4, 2023 Location New York, New York Targets Bloomberg News Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Jan. 4, 2023: Pending April 20, 2023: Objected to Aug. 25, 2023: Quashed Legal order target → Institution Legal order venue → Federal
Penn. journalist ordered to destroy, unpublish copies of leaked report Show More Incident Details Date of incident December 15, 2022 Location Exeter Township, Pennsylvania Targets Jerry Geleff (Jerry Geleff Media), The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter Underground Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Dropped Mistakenly released materials? → No
Colorado county settles lawsuit after denying outlet’s bid for legal notices Show More Incident Details Date of incident December 14, 2022 Location Westcliffe, Colorado Case number 1:22-cv-02121 Targets Wet Mountain Tribune Case status Settled Type of case Civil Other Incident
FTC orders Twitter to disclose names of journalists Show More Incident Details Date of incident December 13, 2022 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Media Other Incident
Tennessee photographer pushed, camera grabbed by businessman Show More Incident Details Date of incident December 9, 2022 Location Ashland City, Tennessee Targets Unidentified photojournalist 34 (WSMV-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Financial reporter subpoenaed for testimony in securities fraud case Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 30, 2022 Location San Francisco, California Targets Roddy Boyd (Foundation for Financial Journalism) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony Nov. 30, 2022: Pending Jan. 17, 2023: Objected to Feb. 13, 2023: Dropped Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
WSJ reporter detained outside Phoenix bank Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 23, 2022 Location Phoenix, Arizona Targets Dion Rabouin (The Wall Street Journal) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Phoenix Police Department Detention date → November 23, 2022 Unnecessary use of force? → No
Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed again in DOJ Capitol riots investigation #Department of Justice #election #Election 2020 #white nationalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 18, 2022 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Alex Holder (AJH Films) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for other testimony Nov. 18, 2022: Pending Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out subpoena for communications or work product Nov. 18, 2022: Pending Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
Armed man enters New York Times building, requests to speak with reporter Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 17, 2022 Location New York, New York Targets The New York Times Other Incident
‘Confidentiality order’ sent to California news outlet attempts to stop newsgathering Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 16, 2022 Location Contra Costa, California Targets East Bay Times Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Ignored Mistakenly released materials? → No