KATU camera operator assaulted, camera damaged amid Portland protests #court verdict #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 19, 2021 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Unidentified photojournalist 13 (KATU) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Camera, 1 Actor → Private individual
KATU journalist assaulted, crew harassed in Portland protest #court verdict #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 19, 2021 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Unidentified journalist 4 (KATU) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Multimedia journalist pushed by police officer while covering riot in Portland #court verdict #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 19, 2021 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Grace Morgan (Independent) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
NY court issues prior restraint against The New York Times Show More Incident Details Updated on February 10, 2022 Date of incident November 18, 2021 Location White Plains, New York Targets The New York Times Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Struck down Mistakenly released materials? → No
Podcast producers release unaired materials after subpoena upheld #Department of Defense Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 18, 2021 Location San Diego, California Targets Audiation Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Nov. 18, 2021: Pending Dec. 1, 2021: Objected to Dec. 21, 2021: Upheld Dec. 22, 2021: Ignored Legal order target → Institution Legal order venue → Federal
Family Court judge quashes subpoena issued to former Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 17, 2021 Location Kapolei, Hawaii Targets Kevin Knodell (Honolulu Civil Beat) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Nov. 17, 2021: Pending Dec. 22, 2021: Objected to July 1, 2022: Quashed Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Project Veritas founder detained, phones seized amid FBI raid of his home #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Updated on December 21, 2023 Date of incident November 6, 2021 Location Mamaroneck, New York Case number 1:21-mc-00813 Targets James O'Keefe (Project Veritas) Case status Dismissed Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Federal Bureau of Investigation Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Cellphone, 2 Status of equipment → In custody Search warrant obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → warrant for communications or work product Nov. 5, 2021: Pending Nov. 6, 2021: Carried out Nov. 12, 2021: Objected to March 21, 2023: Upheld May 2, 2023: Objected to Dec. 21, 2023: Upheld Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
Former BuzzFeed reporter ordered to sit for deposition in lawsuit against Kevin Spacey Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 4, 2021 Location New York, New York Targets Adam Vary (BuzzFeed News) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for testimony about confidential source Nov. 4, 2021: Pending Dec. 16, 2021: Carried out Feb. 22, 2022: Pending Feb. 28, 2022: Objected to Sept. 1, 2022: Carried out subpoena for communications or work product Nov. 4, 2021: Pending Unknown date: Objected to Dec. 6, 2021: Dropped Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
Former Project Veritas journalist detained, devices seized #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 4, 2021 Location New York, New York Targets Spencer Meads (Project Veritas) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Federal Bureau of Investigation Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Cellphone, 13 Computer, 2 Storage device, 2 Status of equipment → In custody Search warrant obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → warrant for communications or work product Nov. 3, 2021: Pending Nov. 4, 2021: Carried out Nov. 17, 2021: Objected to March 21, 2023: Upheld May 2, 2023: Objected to Dec. 21, 2023: Upheld Jan. 22, 2024: Objected to July 23, 2024: Upheld warrant for communications or work product Nov. 3, 2021: Pending Nov. 4, 2021: Carried out Nov. 17, 2021: Objected to March 21, 2023: Upheld May 2, 2023: Objected to Dec. 21, 2023: Upheld Jan. 22, 2024: Objected to July 23, 2024: Upheld Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
Former Project Veritas staffer detained, devices seized #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 4, 2021 Location Mamaroneck, New York Targets Eric Cochran (Project Veritas) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Federal Bureau of Investigation Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Cellphone, 2 Computer, 3 Miscellaneous equipment, 4 Storage device, 22 Status of equipment → In custody Search warrant obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → warrant for communications or work product Nov. 3, 2021: Pending Nov. 4, 2021: Carried out Nov. 17, 2021: Objected to March 21, 2023: Upheld May 2, 2023: Objected to Dec. 21, 2023: Upheld Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
Journalist subpoenaed by Facebook, seeking years of communications Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 2021 Location Seattle, Washington Targets Eli Sanders (Wild West) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Nov. 2, 2021: Pending April 13, 2022: Dropped subpoena for communications or work product Nov. 1, 2021: Pending Sept. 2, 2022: Carried out Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → State
Federal judge upholds subpoena demanding unreleased materials from Chicago’s CBS2 News Show More Incident Details Updated on October 20, 2022 Date of incident October 26, 2021 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets WBBM-TV Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Oct. 26, 2021: Pending Nov. 8, 2021: Objected to April 29, 2022: Upheld May 10, 2022: Objected to Oct. 20, 2022: Upheld Oct. 28, 2022: Carried out Legal order target → Institution Legal order venue → Federal
Salon reporter assaulted while documenting Virginia gubernatorial campaign rally #election #political rally Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 19, 2021 Location Burke, Virginia Targets Zachary Petrizzo (Salon) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Freelance journalist questioned about journalism at Portland airport #Department of Homeland Security Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 18, 2021 Location Portland, Oregon Targets Sergio Olmos (Freelance) Border Stop Border point → Portland International Airport Denied entry? → No Stopped previously? → No Asked for device access? → Unknown Asked intrusive questions about work? → Yes
Production company subpoenaed for documentary footage in criminal case Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 18, 2021 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Painless Television, Inc. Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Oct. 18, 2021: Pending Oct. 19, 2021: Objected to June 27, 2022: Quashed Legal order target → Institution Legal order venue → State
Ransomware attack on Sinclair Broadcast Group interrupts dozens of its broadcasts #cyberattack Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 16, 2021 Location Hunt Valley, Maryland Targets Sinclair Broadcast Group Other Incident
Man who threatened CNN and ABC anchors pleads guilty to federal charge #election #Election 2020 Show More Incident Details Updated on December 20, 2021 Date of incident October 15, 2021 Location New York, New York Targets George Stephanopoulos (ABC News), Brian Stelter (CNN), Don Lemon (CNN) Other Incident
Journalist sues Indiana attorney general over exclusion from press conferences Show More Incident Details Updated on March 28, 2022 Date of incident October 14, 2021 Location Indianapolis, Indiana Case number 1:22-cv-00268 Targets Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (IndyPolitics.org) Case status Settled Type of case Civil Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Law enforcement: Prosecutor Type of denial → Government event, Press credential or media list
Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution Show More Incident Details Updated on February 11, 2022 Date of incident October 13, 2021 Location St. Louis, Missouri Targets Josh Renaud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Chilling Statement
Univision reporter ‘blocked, shoved’ by Miami mayor’s security Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 6, 2021 Location Miami, Florida Targets Erika Carrillo (WLTV-DT) Assault Assailant → Private security Was the journalist targeted? → Yes