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Journalist assaulted at least 7 times while covering Capitol riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: John Harrington (Independent)

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

Freelance photojournalist assaulted multiple times while covering Capitol riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Christopher Morris (Freelance)

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

CNN photojournalist assaulted while documenting Capitol riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ronnie McCray (CNN)

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

Man charged with assaulting documentary filmmaker during Capitol riot

Incident Details

Updated on: January 21, 2025
Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Nick Quested (Goldcrest Films)

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

Independent photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 5, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Jan. 5, 2021: Charges pending

Jan. 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Justice Department attempted to seize email records of 4 New York Times reporters

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 5, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Apuzzo (The New York Times), Adam Goldman (The New York Times), Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times), Michael S. Schmidt (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Dec. 22, 2020: Pending

June 4, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: Google (tech company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Reporter ticketed while covering protest outside New Hampshire governor’s home

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 28, 2020
Location: Newfields, New Hampshire
Case number: 226-2023-CV-00539
Targets: Christopher Maidment (NH Journal)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: Newfields Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: residential picketing

Dec. 28, 2020: Charges pending

June 18, 2022: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporter for Tampa Bay Times subpoenaed following investigative report

Incident Details

Updated on: April 18, 2024
Date of incident: December 22, 2020
Location: Tampa, Florida
Targets: Bethany Barnes (Tampa Bay Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Dec. 22, 2020: Pending

Dec. 31, 2020: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

WCAX-TV subpoenaed in Vermont criminal trial

Incident Details

Updated on: February 23, 2021
Date of incident: December 22, 2020
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Targets: WCAX-TV

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Dec. 22, 2020: Pending

Jan. 19, 2021: Objected to

Feb. 23, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Justice Department attempted to seize email records of 3 Washington Post reporters

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 22, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Adam Entous (The Washington Post), Greg Miller (The Washington Post), Ellen Nakashima (The Washington Post)

Legal orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Dec. 22, 2020: Pending

Dec. 22, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: Proofpoint (tech company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Reporter assaulted while covering anti-lockdown protest at Oregon Capitol

Incident Details

Updated on: December 9, 2021
Date of incident: December 21, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

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

Photojournalist assaulted while covering anti-lockdown protest at Oregon Capitol

Incident Details

Updated on: December 9, 2021
Date of incident: December 21, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Brian Hayes ([Salem] Statesman Journal)

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

Independent journalist struck with munitions while covering Olympia protest, press pass damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 20, 2020
Location: Olympia, Washington
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Multimedia journalist subpoenaed by grand jury

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Tina MacIntyre-Yee (Democrat and Chronicle)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Dec. 9, 2020: Pending

Dec. 16, 2020: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Journalist assaulted, her phone and finger smashed while covering Portland eviction protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 8, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Genevieve Reaume (KATU)

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

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

Journalist handcuffed, removed from North Carolina courtroom after requesting press access to a hearing

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 8, 2020
Location: Graham, North Carolina
Targets: Tom Boney Jr. (The Alamance News)

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: State Court
Type of denial →: Other

Judge quashes subpoena for former KRON 4 reporter’s testimony

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 7, 2020
Location: Redwood City, California
Targets: Kate Cagle (KRON-TV)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Dec. 7, 2020: Pending

Dec. 8, 2020: Objected to

March 8, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

ICE drops subpoena around BuzzFeed News story on Trump administration deportation policy

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 1, 2020
Location: Virginia
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

Dec. 1, 2020: Pending

Dec. 9, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Journalist subpoenaed in the prosecution of a serial killer

Incident Details

Updated on: April 30, 2021
Date of incident: November 25, 2020
Location: San Bernardino, California
Targets: Jillian Lauren Shriner (Independent)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 25, 2020: Pending

April 30, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Journalist hit with pepper ball, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering protest in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 22, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Ross Mosier (Kualdom Creations)

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

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