Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter shoved by Portland police #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 5, 2025 Date of Incident June 6, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 3:20-cv-01035 Targets Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist pushed, hit with munitions by police while covering Portland protest #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 5, 2025 Date of Incident June 30, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 3:20-cv-01035 Targets Tuck Woodstock (Freelance) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Portland photojournalist struck with pepper balls while covering Portland protest #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On March 5, 2025 Date of Incident June 19, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 3:20-cv-01035 Targets John Rudoff (Independent) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent photojournalist hit projectiles fired by Portland federal agents #Black Lives Matter #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On March 5, 2025 Date of Incident July 19, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 3:20-cv-01035 Targets John Rudoff (Independent) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
More than 75 Lee Enterprises newspapers affected by cyberattack #cyberattack Show More Incident Details Updated On February 27, 2025 Date of Incident February 3, 2025 Location Davenport, Iowa Targets Lee Enterprises Other Incident
Mississippi newspaper ordered to remove editorial critical of city officials Show More Incident Details Updated On February 26, 2025 Date of Incident February 18, 2025 Location Jackson, Mississippi Targets The Clarksdale Press Register Prior Restraint Status of Prior Restraint → Dropped Mistakenly Released Materials? → No
Reporter arrested, phone confiscated while covering NC homeless camp eviction #encampment Show More Incident Details Updated On February 19, 2025 Date of Incident December 25, 2021 Location Asheville, North Carolina Case number 1:24-cv-00307 Targets Matilda Bliss (The Asheville Blade) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Asheville Police Department Charges → Trespassing Dec. 26, 2021: Charges pending April 19, 2023: Convicted April 19, 2023: Pending appeal June 16, 2023: Convicted March 22, 2024: Pending appeal Feb. 19, 2025: Convicted Release Date → December 26, 2021 Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Searched or Seized → Cellphone, 1 Status of Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Jan. 1, 2022: Carried out Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State
Journalist arrested while covering North Carolina homeless camp eviction #encampment Show More Incident Details Updated On February 19, 2025 Date of Incident December 25, 2021 Location Asheville, North Carolina Case number 1:24-cv-00307 Targets Veronica Coit (The Asheville Blade) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Asheville Police Department Charges → Trespassing Dec. 26, 2021: Charges pending April 19, 2023: Convicted April 19, 2023: Pending appeal June 16, 2023: Convicted March 22, 2024: Pending appeal Feb. 19, 2025: Convicted Release Date → December 26, 2021 Unnecessary use of force? → No