CBS4 News photojournalist assaulted, camera damaged as he covered story in Miami Beach Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 12, 2021 Location Miami, Florida Targets Ebenezer Mends (WFOR-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Camera, 1
Florida journalists barred from covering Gov. DeSantis signing of controversial new election law Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 6, 2021 Location West Palm Beach, Florida Targets Danielle Waugh DeRos (WPEC CBS 12), Madeline Montgomery (WPEC CBS 12), Steve Bousquet (South Florida Sun Sentinel), Anthony Man (South Florida Sun Sentinel), Glenna Milberg (WPLG Local 10), Matt Sczesny (WPTV-TV), Linnie Supall (WPTV-TV) Denial of Access Politicians or Public Figures Involved → Gov. Ron DeSantis
Florida county commission passes resolution sarcastically 'honoring' journalist who wrote critically of it Show More Incident Details Date of Incident February 9, 2021 Location Brevard County, Florida Targets Isadora Rangel (Florida Today) Chilling Statement
Reporter for Tampa Bay Times subpoenaed following investigative report Show More Incident Details Date of Incident December 22, 2020 Location Tampa, Florida Targets Bethany Barnes (Tampa Bay Times) Subpoena/Legal Order Subpoena Type → Journalist communications or work product Subpoena Status → Pending
Photojournalist slammed into wall by police during Miami protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 6, 2020 Location Miami, Florida Targets Sam Navarro (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No
Tampa Bay Times journalist knocked to the ground, detained while covering Florida protests #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 3, 2020 Location Tampa, Florida Targets Divya Kumar (Tampa Bay Times) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Status of Charges → Not charged Arresting Authority → Tampa Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Tampa Bay Times reporter detained during St. Petersburg protests #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 2, 2020 Location St. Petersburg, Florida Targets Jay Cridlin (Tampa Bay Times) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Status of Charges → Not charged Arresting Authority → St. Petersburg Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Miami social media producer arrested for curfew violation while covering protests; charges dropped #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Miami, Florida Targets Joel Franco (WSVN 7News) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Status of Charges → Charges dropped Arresting Authority → Miami-Dade Police Department Dropped Charges → Curfew violation Release Date → June 1, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → No