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Radio correspondent subpoenaed, testifies in Oath Keepers criminal trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Micah Loewinger (On the Media)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 15, 2022: Pending

Oct. 17, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Iowa man convicted for threatening meteorologist, who later left TV news

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 10, 2022
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Chris Gloninger (KCCI)

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Independent journalist removed from press conference with Philadelphia DA

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 8, 2022
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ralph Cipriano (Big Trial)

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

WCHS reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting on abandoned cars

Incident Details

Updated on: February 6, 2023
Date of incident: August 4, 2022
Location: Putnam County, West Virginia
Targets: Bob Aaron (WCHS-TV)

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

Equipment broken →: Camera equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Music journalist subpoenaed in criminal trial of singer R. Kelly

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 3, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Jim DeRogatis (The New Yorker)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 3, 2022: Pending

Sept. 6, 2022: Objected to

Sept. 7, 2022: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Atlanta photojournalist files lawsuit following arrest, device search

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 29, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:24-cv-02921
Targets: Ben Hendren (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Georgia State University Police Department
Detention date →: July 29, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

FOX 8 photojournalist attacked while reporting on NC dog kennel violations

Incident Details

Updated on: August 14, 2024
Date of incident: July 28, 2022
Location: Thomasville, North Carolina
Targets: Derrick Deon Reid (WGHP)

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

Equipment broken →: Camera, 1

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist assaulted while reporting at Portland park

Incident Details

Updated on: January 25, 2023
Date of incident: July 25, 2022
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 25 (KGW)

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

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