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Two Valley News Live journalists attacked in Fargo by man with screwdriver

Incident Details

Updated On: October 20, 2021
Date of Incident: May 3, 2021
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Targets: Nachai Taylor (KVLY-TV)

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

Valley News Live journalists attacked in North Dakota, camera damaged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 20, 2021
Date of Incident: May 3, 2021
Location: Fargo, North Dakota
Targets: Michael Downs (KVLY-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Univision journalist arrested, his phone seized while reporting in Arizona

Incident Details

Updated On: November 22, 2022
Date of Incident: April 30, 2021
Location: Gilbert, Arizona
Targets: León Felipe González Cortés (KTVW-DT)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Gilbert Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: hindering, resisting, delaying, obstructing or preventing police officers

April 30, 2021: Charges pending

April 25, 2022: Convicted

Nov. 22, 2022: Charges dropped

Trespassing

April 30, 2021: Charges pending

April 25, 2022: Convicted

Nov. 22, 2022: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Searched or Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Intercept reporter told “You are not a journalist” when stopped by border officials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2021
Location: Nogales, Arizona
Targets: Ryan Devereaux (The Intercept)

Border Point →: Nogales-Morley Gate Port of Entry
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: No

Photojournalist stopped, strip searched while crossing back into U.S.

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2021
Location: Nogales, Arizona
Targets: Ash Ponders (Independent)

Border Point →: Nogales-Morley Gate Port of Entry
Target Nationality →: United States
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

FBI drops 'unconstitutional' subpoena for USA Today readership information

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 29, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: USA Today

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 29, 2021: Pending

June 5, 2021: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Washington Post journalist subpoenaed for documents from college reporting

Incident Details

Updated On: July 8, 2024
Date of Incident: April 22, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Fenit Nirappil (Medill Innocence Project)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 22, 2021: Pending

May 10, 2021: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Reporter detained by LA deputies while trying to re-enter press conference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 20, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Cerise Castle (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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