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Journalist says public official shoved him after town meeting

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 26, 2023
Location: Vestal, New York
Targets: John Solak (Independent)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist subpoenaed by Showtime in boxing lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 22, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lance Pugmire (Freelance)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 22, 2023: Pending

July 11, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 11, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Journalist subpoenaed for testimony by boxer Manny Pacquiao

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 22, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lance Pugmire (Freelance)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 22, 2023: Pending

July 11, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 11, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Journalist subpoenaed for testimony by boxing trainer

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 22, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lance Pugmire (Freelance)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 22, 2023: Pending

July 11, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 11, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Iowa media outlets, nonprofit settle open records suit with governor’s office

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 21, 2023
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Bleeding Heartland, Iowa Capital Dispatch

Other Incident

Three men charged with vandalizing homes of two NH radio journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: May 29, 2025
Date of incident: June 15, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Lauren Chooljian (New Hampshire Public Radio), Dan Barrick (New Hampshire Public Radio)

Other Incident

Publisher charged with harassment by former New York county supervisor

Incident Details

Updated on: July 29, 2024
Date of incident: June 13, 2023
Location: Lake Luzerne, New York
Targets: June Maxam (North Country Gazette)

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: Lake Luzerne Town Court
Charges →: Harassment

June 13, 2023: Charges pending

July 29, 2024: Acquitted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

NHPR ordered to turn over reporter interviews, notes

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2023
Location: Brentwood, New Hampshire
Targets: Lauren Chooljian (New Hampshire Public Radio)

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

May 30, 2023: Upheld

Unknown date: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

California reporter subpoenaed to testify at murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 24, 2023
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: Ishani Desai (The Bakersfield Californian)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 24, 2023: Pending
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

New York Post reporter threatened, kicked by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Updated on: June 25, 2024
Date of incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Reuven Fenton (New York Post)

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

Photojournalist threatened, chased by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Updated on: June 25, 2024
Date of incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Robert Miller (New York Post)

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch barred from publishing mistakenly released report

Incident Details

Updated on: May 1, 2024
Date of incident: May 23, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Katie Kull (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

Ohio reporter’s subpoena for testimony in civil rights case quashed

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 22, 2023
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Jeremy Pelzer (The [Cleveland] Plain Dealer)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 22, 2023: Pending

July 26, 2023: Objected to

July 27, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Philadelphia news crew shot at with pellets during live broadcast

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Shawnette Wilson (WTXF-TV)

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

Photographer details restricted access to senator

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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

IndyStar reporter subpoenaed, testifies in high-profile abortion case

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Targets: Shari Rudavsky (The Indianapolis Star)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 17, 2023: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

News outlet hack halts publication, deletes nearly 26,000 articles

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 16, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Black Star News

Other Incident

Freelance journalist shoved, arrested while filming police in Arizona

Incident Details

Updated on: February 25, 2025
Date of incident: May 16, 2023
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Case number: 2:25-cv-00637
Targets: Lucas Mullikin (Freelance)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Yuma Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: obedience to officers

May 16, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2024: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest

May 16, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention date →: May 16, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Cyberattack disrupts Inquirer publishing, closes newsroom

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 13, 2023
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: The Philadelphia Inquirer

Other Incident

Photojournalist arrested at candlelight vigil for man killed on NYC subway

Incident Details

Updated on: June 20, 2024
Date of incident: May 8, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Stephanie Keith (Freelance)

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

May 8, 2023: Charges pending

July 25, 2023: Charges pending

Jan. 25, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention date →: May 8, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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