Reporter, public removed from Illinois city council meeting Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 13, 2021 Location Country Club Hills, Illinois Targets Erica Chiang (The Southland Journal) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Local government: Mayor Type of denial → Government event
Filmmaker arrested at ‘Cop City’ protest, sues Atlanta and police #environmentalism #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 8, 2021 Location Atlanta, Georgia Case number 1:23-cv-04041 Targets Lev Omelchenko (Independent) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Charges → Blocking traffic: pedestrian walking in roadway Sept. 8, 2021: Charges pending Sept. 8, 2023: Unknown Detention Date → September 8, 2021 Release Date → September 9, 2021 Unnecessary use of force? → No
Independent journalist chased, assaulted by mob during protest in Oregon #chemical irritant #coronavirus #protest #white nationalism Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 4, 2021 Location Olympia, Oregon Targets Alissa Azar (Independent) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
New policy removes freelance journalists from MS health department media lists Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 2021 Location Jackson, Mississippi Targets Media Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → State government: Agency Type of denial → Change in policy or practice, Press credential or media list
NBC News correspondent harassed while reporting live on Hurricane Ida in Mississippi #environmentalism Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 30, 2021 Location Gulfport, Mississippi Targets Shaquille Brewster (NBC News) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Reporter shoved, punched during anti-mask demonstration in Traverse City, Michigan #coronavirus Show More Incident Details Updated On August 1, 2022 Date of Incident August 26, 2021 Location Traverse City, Michigan Targets Brendan Quealy (Traverse City Record-Eagle) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Independent journalist ordered to turn over phone, laptop in defamation case Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 26, 2021 Location Hartford, Connecticut Targets Kevin Brookman (We The People — Hartford) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → Motion to compel for communications or work product Aug. 26, 2021: Upheld Oct. 5, 2021: Objected to Oct. 20, 2021: Upheld Nov. 24, 2021: Objected to Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State
Reporters excluded from Maine CDC media briefings after being labeled ‘advocacy journalists’ #coronavirus Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 25, 2021 Location Portland, Maine Targets Katherine Revello (Maine Wire), Evan Popp (Maine Beacon) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → State government: Agency Type of denial → Change in policy or practice, Government event, Press credential or media list