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Justice Department secretly obtained Project Veritas journalist’s email information

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 9, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Unidentified journalist 16 (Project Veritas)

Legal Orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

March 9, 2021: Pending

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Microsoft (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Independent videographer struck with batons while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 8, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Justice Department secretly obtained emails from three Project Veritas journalists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 5, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Unidentified journalist 13 (Project Veritas), Unidentified journalist 14 (Project Veritas), Unidentified journalist 15 (Project Veritas)

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

March 5, 2021: Pending

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Microsoft (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

San Francisco TV reporter robbed at gunpoint while recording interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 3, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX-TV)

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

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

Videojournalist hit by bike police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 22, 2024
Date of Incident: February 27, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:23-cv-01870
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist assaulted while covering Andrew Yang mayoral campaign

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 26, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Spencer Platt (Getty Images)

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

Photographer assaulted while documenting anti-police protest in Manhattan

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Sam Costanza ([New York] Daily News)

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

Florida county commission passes resolution sarcastically ‘honoring’ journalist who wrote critically of it

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 9, 2021
Location: Brevard County, Florida
Targets: Isadora Rangel (Florida Today)

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