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Journalist hit with police baton while photographing protests in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sam Trilling (Freelance)

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

Radio journalist shot with projectile during Pittsburgh protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bill O’Driscoll (WESA-FM)

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

Pennsylvania journalist barred from publishing document mistakenly made public, order vacated

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Reid Frazier (The Allegheny Front), StateImpact Pennsylvania

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Pennsylvania borough settles lawsuit after punitively withdrawing advertising from local newspaper

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 19, 2019
Location: Borough of Middletown, Pennsylvania
Targets: Press & Journal

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Undercover police threaten to arrest journalist after he films the search of a black man

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 26, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Mike Elk (Payday Report)

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Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Don Hopey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of former Post-Gazette managing editor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sally Stapleton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of Post-Gazette reporter, staff

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: David Templeton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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