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Louisiana photojournalist attacked, his camera thrown

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 29, 2023
Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Targets: Steven A. Wolfram (WVUE-DT)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist assaulted in Alabama courthouse

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2023
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Targets: Erik (WAFF)

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

Indian journalist harassed, struck in head while documenting DC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Lalit K. Jha (Press Trust of India)

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

Reporter subpoenaed in Staten Island assault case

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Maura Grunlund (Staten Island Advance)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

March 24, 2023: Pending

Unknown date: Objected to

April 4, 2023: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

At least 10 journalists tracked in government migrant caravan database

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2023
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Ariana Drehsler (Freelance), Bing Guan (Independent), Go Nakamura (Freelance), Kitra Cahana (Freelance), Robert Wilson (Freelance), Media

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Documentarian returning from film festival questioned for second time

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Michael Rowley (Independent)

Border Point →: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Media outlets sue Denver Public Schools for records from closed meeting

Incident Details

Updated On: July 23, 2023
Date of Incident: March 23, 2023
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 2023CV031265
Targets: Chalkbeat Colorado, Colorado Newsline, Colorado Politics, KDVR, KUSA, The Denver Gazette, The Denver Post
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Public school district
Type of denial →: Government event

Neo-Nazi leader charged with sending death threats to New York journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: April 19, 2024
Date of Incident: March 21, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Unidentified reporter 4

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