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CNN correspondent covering ICE protest hit with crowd-control munition

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Whitney Wild (CNN)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Photojournalist struck in the head by projectile at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 14, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Zach Roberts (Status Coup)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Nevada judge briefly restricts media coverage of high-profile trial

Incident Details

Updated on: January 28, 2026
Date of incident: January 13, 2026
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Media

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Photojournalist pushed to the ground, pepper-sprayed at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 13, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (Reuters)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photojournalist shot at with pepper balls amid immigration operation

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 12, 2026
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Tim Evans (Reuters)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Reporter hospitalized after hit by stun grenade at Minnesota protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 11, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: Jalyssa Dugrot (MintPress News)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Reporter shot twice with pepper balls by federal officer in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 11, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: JT Cestkowski (Status Coup)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Photographer struck with crowd-control munition by federal officer in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 11, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: Jon Farina (Status Coup)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Reporters affected by chemical irritants, coverage impeded at LA protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Media

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Photojournalist covering Minnesota ICE protest hit with crowd-control projectile

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 9, 2026
Location: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Targets: KingDemetrius Pendleton (Listen Media)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

TV photojournalist struck by car while covering California protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 8, 2026
Location: Fresno, California
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 46 (KGPE/KSEE)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna targets press while on House Oversight Committee

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 7, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Seth Harp (Independent)

Chilling Statement

Reporter assaulted at city council meeting in Maine

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 5, 2026
Location: Lewiston, Maine
Targets: Jon Fetherston (Maine Wire)

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

Press exposed to tear gas, other chemical irritants at Minnesota protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 2026
Location: Multiple, Minnesota
Targets: Media

Other Incident

TV videographer punched in head by woman while filming in Texas

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 17, 2025
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Targets: Andrew Bishop (KRIS-TV)

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

Colorado judge lifts gag order in teen murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 16, 2025
Location: Eagle, Colorado
Targets: Media

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Trump, his administration move to punish outlets during second term

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2025
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN, Media, Middle East Broadcasting Networks, National Public Radio, PBS News, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio y Televisión Martí, The New York Times, Voice of America

Chilling Statement

Photojournalist denied entry to federal building in San Diego

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 5, 2025
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Jonathan Chang (Independent)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

University of Alabama shutters 2 student magazines, citing federal DEI guidance

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Incident Details

Updated on: March 23, 2026
Date of incident: December 1, 2025
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Case number: 7:26-cv-00476-EGL
Targets: [University of Alabama] Alice Magazine, [University of Alabama] Nineteen Fifty-Six
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Other Incident

Photojournalist slammed against wall, arrested amid NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 29, 2025
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Avery Craig (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction

Nov. 29, 2025: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2025: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 29, 2025
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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