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Penn. journalist ordered to destroy, unpublish copies of leaked report

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 15, 2022
Location: Exeter Township, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jerry Geleff (Jerry Geleff Media), The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter Underground

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Colorado county settles lawsuit after denying outlet’s bid for legal notices

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 14, 2022
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Case number: 1:22-cv-02121
Targets: Wet Mountain Tribune
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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FTC orders Twitter to disclose names of journalists

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 13, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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Tennessee photographer pushed, camera grabbed by businessman

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2022
Location: Ashland City, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 34 (WSMV-TV)

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

Financial reporter subpoenaed for testimony in securities fraud case

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 30, 2022
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Roddy Boyd (Foundation for Financial Journalism)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 30, 2022: Pending

Jan. 17, 2023: Objected to

Feb. 13, 2023: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

WSJ reporter detained outside Phoenix bank

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 23, 2022
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Dion Rabouin (The Wall Street Journal)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Phoenix Police Department
Detention date →: November 23, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed again in DOJ Capitol riots investigation

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 18, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Films)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 18, 2022: Pending

Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out

subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 18, 2022: Pending

Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Armed man enters New York Times building, requests to speak with reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 17, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

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