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Videographer hit with crowd-control munitions while covering viral TikTok gathering

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 22, 2021
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Iowa judge seizes memory card from student photojournalist for violating court rules during murder trial

Incident Details

Updated on: June 1, 2021
Date of incident: May 21, 2021
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 12 (The [University of Iowa] Daily Iowan)

Equipment searched or seized →: Storage device, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Equipment damaged →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Politician

Spokesman-Review editor subpoenaed for information about agreement with Spokane sheriff

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 21, 2021
Location: Spokane, Washington
Targets: Rob Curley (The Spokesman-Review)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 21, 2021: Pending

June 8, 2021: Objected to

Sept. 23, 2021: Partially upheld

Sept. 24, 2021: Objected to

Jan. 10, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for other testimony

May 21, 2021: Pending

June 8, 2021: Objected to

Sept. 23, 2021: Partially upheld

Sept. 24, 2021: Objected to

Jan. 10, 2023: Partially upheld

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Charlottesville-based broadcaster subpoenaed in defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: WVIR-TV

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Roanoke-based broadcaster subpoenaed in ongoing defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: WSLS-TV

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Roanoke reporter subpoenaed in ongoing defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Ashley Curtis (WSLS-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Former New York Times reporter’s phone records subpoenaed in defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Updated on: August 18, 2021
Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Jessica Bidgood (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

July 14, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 18, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Washington, D.C.-based NBC affiliate subpoenaed in ongoing defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: WRC-TV

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

NBC-affiliate reporter in DC subpoenaed in ongoing defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Julie Carey (WRC-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

May 20, 2021: Pending

June 14, 2021: Objected to

July 20, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Jersey City Times sues mayor, city after removal from press list

Incident Details

Updated on: June 10, 2026
Date of incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Case number: 2:23-cv-23197
Targets: Jersey City Times
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Mayor
Type of denial →: Government event, Press credential or media list

Reporter, colleague arrested while documenting Elizabeth City protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 19, 2021
Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Targets: Ayano Nagaishi (The [Staunton] News Leader)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter and colleague arrested during protests in Elizabeth City

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 19, 2021
Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Targets: Alison Cutler (The [Staunton] News Leader)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Media prevented from reporting on Texas execution for first time for decades

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 19, 2021
Location: Huntsville, Texas
Targets: Joseph Brown (The Huntsville Item), Michael Graczyk (The Associated Press)

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: State
Type of denial →: Government event

Talk radio host harassed and attacked at a Seattle demonstration protesting Palestinian evictions

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 16, 2021
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Jason Rantz (KTTH)

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

CBS4 News reporter hit, sprayed with alcohol as she reported in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Updated on: August 8, 2022
Date of incident: May 12, 2021
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Bobeth Yates (WFOR-TV)

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

CBS4 News photojournalist assaulted, camera damaged as he covered story in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Updated on: August 8, 2022
Date of incident: May 12, 2021
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Ebenezer Mends (WFOR-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Reporter subpoenaed for witness testimony in Idaho case

Incident Details

Updated on: May 29, 2021
Date of incident: May 10, 2021
Location: Idaho Falls, Idaho
Targets: Nate Eaton (EastIdahoNews.com)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 10, 2021: Pending

May 29, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State