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Photojournalist assaulted while on assignment in downtown Baltimore

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 15, 2022
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Kyle Dodd (WBFF Fox 45)

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

Podcast host subpoenaed a second time for testimony in murder case

Incident Details

Updated On: July 15, 2022
Date of Incident: July 10, 2022
Location: Salinas, California
Targets: Chris Lambert (Freelance)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

AJC subpoenaed as part of criminal investigation into 2020 presidential election

Incident Details

Updated On: July 14, 2022
Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Journalist subpoenaed to testify in grand jury hearing on Georgia election interference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: George Chidi (Independent)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Newspaper editor compelled to reveal confidential sources in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2022
Location: Woburn, Massachusetts
Targets: Joshua Resnek (Everett Leader Herald)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Upheld
Legal Order Type →: Other

Documentarian subpoenaed in Georgia election fraud investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 28, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Arizona Republic photographer detained while documenting protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 25, 2022
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Alberto Mariani (The Arizona Republic)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Arizona Department of Public Safety
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photographer detained at Arizona Capitol while documenting protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 25, 2022
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Jack Sorgi (LLN Arizona)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Arizona Department of Public Safety
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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