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Documentarian subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Broadcast photojournalist assaulted after filming fight in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 24 (WSVN 7News)

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

Editor files lawsuit after new policy closes access to Tenn. courts annual meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 13, 2022
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Targets: Dan McCaleb (The Center Square)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Journalist detained by deputies after documenting arrests at Idaho Pride parade

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 11, 2022
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Targets: Alissa Azar (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Status of Charges →: Not charged
Arresting Authority →: Kootenai County Sheriff's Office
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Vehicle, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Sarasota Herald-Tribune prohibited from publishing deputies’ names

Incident Details

Updated On: June 27, 2022
Date of Incident: June 10, 2022
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Targets: Melissa Pérez-Carrillo (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

St. Joseph journalist deposed after reporting on hospital

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Clayton Anderson (St. Joseph News-Press)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

St. Joseph News-Press news director deposed after reporting on hospital lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Steven Booher (St. Joseph News-Press)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Journalists covering mass shootings report harassment and threats of arrest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2022
Location: Multiple
Targets: Julian Gill (Houston Chronicle), Shimon Prokupecz (CNN), Matthew Friedman (CNN), Connor Sheets (Los Angeles Times)

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