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White House bars four print reporters from covering dinner between U.S., North Korea leaders

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 27, 2019
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Targets: Eli Stokols (Los Angeles Times), Jeff Mason (Reuters), Jonathan Lemire (The Associated Press), Justin Sink (Bloomberg News)

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

Los Angeles County judge orders reporters not to publish courtroom photographs

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 26, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

AP video journalist punched in face and called 'fake news'

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Date of Incident: September 2018
Location: Bladen County, North Carolina
Targets: Josh Replogle (The Associated Press)

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

EPA security guards refuse entry to AP reporter, then shove her out the door

Incident Details

Updated On: February 27, 2019
Date of Incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Knickmeyer (The Associated Press)

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

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

Republican fundraiser subpoenas AP for documents related to anonymous sources

Incident Details

Updated On: September 27, 2018
Date of Incident: May 16, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The Associated Press

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 16, 2018: Pending

Sept. 27, 2018: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

AP photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2018
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Carlos Rivera Giusti (The Associated Press)

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

Las Vegas judge orders Review-Journal and AP not to report on publicly-available autopsy report

Incident Details

Updated On: February 27, 2018
Date of Incident: February 9, 2018
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Associated Press

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No