Photojournalist shot with crowd-control munitions amid Minnesota protest #chemical irritant #immigration #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 25, 2025 Location St. Paul, Minnesota Targets Kerem Yücel (Minnesota Public Radio) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Photojournalist struck in stomach with pepper ball at Minnesota protest #chemical irritant #immigration #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 25, 2025 Location St. Paul, Minnesota Targets Tim Evans (Reuters) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Photojournalist struck in head with pepper ball amid Minnesota protest #chemical irritant #immigration #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 25, 2025 Location St. Paul, Minnesota Targets Aaron Nesheim (Sahan Journal) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Photojournalist arrested at Miami immigration protest, gear seized #immigration #protest Show More Incident Details Updated on December 16, 2025 Date of incident November 22, 2025 Location Miami, Florida Targets Dave Decker (Creative Loafing Tampa, News2Share & Zuma Press) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Charges → Rioting: unlawful assembly Dec. 16, 2025: Charges pending Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped Obstruction: obstructing highway Dec. 16, 2025: Charges pending Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped Trespassing: trespassing on property after warning Nov. 24, 2025: Charges pending Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped Obstruction: resisting officer without violence to his or her person Nov. 24, 2025: Charges pending Dec. 16, 2025: Charges dropped Detention date → November 22, 2025 Release date → November 24, 2025 Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Camera, 3 Equipment bag, 1 Vehicle, 1 Status of equipment → Returned in full Search warrant obtained → No
Copper thieves knock two Mississippi radio stations off the air #robbery Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 21, 2025 Location Greenville, Mississippi Targets High Plains Radio Network Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Building, 1 Radio transmitter, 2 Miscellaneous equipment, 3 Actor → Private individual
Brendan Carr targets news outlets as chair of the FCC Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 19, 2025 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets ABC News, BBC News [United Kingdom], CBS News, KCBS, MSNBC/MS NOW, National Public Radio, NBC News, NBCUniversal, PBS News Chilling Statement
Kansas journalist hit with search warrant after photographing police range Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 14, 2025 Location Emporia, Kansas Targets Jarom Smith (Lyon County Observer) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → warrant for communications or work product Nov. 14, 2025: Pending Nov. 30, 2025: Dropped Legal order target → Third-party: Meta Platforms (tech company) Legal order venue → State
Independent photojournalist arrested at Illinois immigration protest #immigration #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 14, 2025 Location Broadview, Illinois Targets Anonymous photojournalist 9 (Independent) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Arrested and released Arresting authority → Illinois State Police Charges → Obstruction: disorderly conduct Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped Obstruction: resisting law enforcement Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped Traffic violation: walking on the highway Nov. 14, 2025: Charges pending Feb. 4, 2026: Charges dropped Detention date → November 14, 2025 Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment searched or seized → Equipment bag, 1 Status of equipment → Returned in full Search warrant obtained → No Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Camera, 1 Camera lens, 1 External battery, 4 Press identification, 1 Equipment bag, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Photojournalist struck by projectile while covering World Series revelry in LA #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 1, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Myraneli Fabian (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at immigration protest #chemical irritant #immigration #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 1, 2025 Location Broadview, Illinois Targets Jon Stegenga (Humanizing Through Story) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Photojournalist shot with pepper balls by state trooper at Chicago-area protest #chemical irritant #immigration #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 1, 2025 Location Broadview, Illinois Targets Jon Farina (Status Coup) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Reporter shot in foot with pepper ball at Illinois immigration protest #chemical irritant #immigration #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident November 1, 2025 Location Broadview, Illinois Targets JT Cestkowski (Status Coup) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
White House restricts reporter access to press secretary, staff’s offices #Donald Trump Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 31, 2025 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Media Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Federal government: White House Type of denial → Change in policy or practice
Reporter temporarily blocked from Ohio courtroom proceedings Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 29, 2025 Location Lorain, Ohio Targets Mark Puente (The Marshall Project) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Judiciary: Local Court Type of denial → Government event
Student journalists ousted from immigration court in Maryland #Department of Justice #immigration #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 28, 2025 Location Hyattsville, Maryland Targets Lillian Glaros ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service), Ruby Siefken ([University of Maryland] Capital News Service) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Judiciary: Federal Court Type of denial → Change in policy or practice
Reporter denied access at DHS news conference in Minnesota #Department of Homeland Security Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 24, 2025 Location Fort Snelling, Minnesota Targets Clint Combs (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Federal government: Agency Type of denial → Government event
Andrew Ferguson targets news media as FTC chair Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 23, 2025 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Media Matters for America, NewsGuard Chilling Statement
University of Maryland student journalist detained while covering protest #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 21, 2025 Location College Park, Maryland Targets Riona Sheikh ([University of Maryland] Al-Hikmah) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → University of Maryland Police Department Detention date → October 21, 2025 Unnecessary use of force? → No
University of Maryland police detain student journalist covering protest #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 21, 2025 Location College Park, Maryland Targets Rumaysa Drissi ([University of Maryland] Al-Hikmah) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → University of Maryland Police Department Detention date → October 21, 2025 Unnecessary use of force? → No
Reporter injured while dodging police munition at LA protest #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident October 18, 2025 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes