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Department of State bars press pool from briefing call, allowing only “faith-based media”

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 18, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN, Press Corps

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Government event

Media figures, politicians among alleged targets of Coast Guard officer indicted for firearm and drug possession

Incident Details

Updated On: January 31, 2020
Date of Incident: February 15, 2019
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland
Targets: Chris Hayes (MSNBC), Joe Scarborough (MSNBC), Don Lemon (CNN), Chris Cuomo (CNN), Van Jones (CNN)

Other Incident

White House suspends CNN reporter Jim Acosta’s press credentials and falsely accuses him of manhandling intern

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2018
Date of Incident: November 7, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jim Acosta (CNN)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Press credential or media list

Arkansas man arrested after threatening to kill CNN anchor Don Lemon

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 6, 2018
Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Targets: CNN, MSNBC

Other Incident

CNN's New York headquarters evacuated after pipe bomb found in mailroom

Incident Details

Updated On: August 5, 2019
Date of Incident: October 24, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: CNN

Other Incident

White House bans CNN reporter from event for ‘inappropriate’ questions

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Kaitlan Collins (CNN)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Government event

Man arrested after threatening to kill CNN staffers

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 22, 2018
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: CNN

Other Incident

White House aides shout down CNN’s Jim Acosta as he questions President Trump

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 16, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jim Acosta (CNN)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Other

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