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Proposed bill would direct media coverage of mass shootings

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 18, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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WSAZ-TV publishes government document after judge ends protective order

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 14, 2023
Location: Charleston, West Virginia
Targets: WSAZ-TV

Status of prior restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

Colorado reporter says he was assaulted by subject of reporting

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 14, 2023
Location: Silverton, Colorado
Targets: Reuben Schafir (The Durango Herald)

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

Pennsylvania cameraman struck by pellet gun on assignment

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 11, 2023
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 28 (WFMZ-TV)

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

Fox News subpoenaed by Trump attorneys for interview footage in Jan. 6 lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 11, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 11, 2023: Pending

Aug. 11, 2023: Unknown
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

LA Times journalists accused by police union of ‘stalking’

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 10, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Brittny Mejia (Los Angeles Times), Libor Jany (Los Angeles Times)

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California reporter assaulted at meeting as man grabs camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 6, 2023
Location: Cottonwood, California
Targets: Doni Chamberlain (A News Cafe)

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

Journalist subpoenaed five times in legal feud over boxing match

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 30, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lance Pugmire (Freelance)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 30, 2023: Pending

July 11, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 11, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

June 30, 2023: Pending

July 11, 2023: Objected to

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

Reporters caught in EPA records dispute; Louisiana sues to obtain documents

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 29, 2023
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Targets: Halle Parker (The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate), Morgan Radford (MSNBC/MS NOW), Timothy Puko (The Washington Post), Darryl Fears (The Washington Post), Michael Phillis (The Washington Post), Oliver Laughland (The Guardian), Anna McAllister (WGNO), Mike Smith (The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate), Bobbi-Jeanne Misick (WWNO)

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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

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