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CBS4 News reporter hit, sprayed with alcohol as she reported in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 12, 2021
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Bobeth Yates (WFOR-TV)

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

CBS4 News photojournalist assaulted, camera damaged as he covered story in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 12, 2021
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Ebenezer Mends (WFOR-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Florida journalists barred from covering Gov. DeSantis signing of controversial new election law

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)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

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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Reporter for Tampa Bay Times subpoenaed following investigative report

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 22, 2020
Location: Tampa, Florida
Targets: Bethany Barnes (Tampa Bay Times)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

Photojournalist slammed into wall by police during Miami protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Sam Navarro (Freelance)

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

Tampa Bay Times journalist knocked to the ground, detained while covering Florida protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 3, 2020
Location: Tampa, Florida
Targets: Divya Kumar (Tampa Bay Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Tampa Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Tampa Bay Times reporter detained during St. Petersburg protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Targets: Jay Cridlin (Tampa Bay Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: St. Petersburg Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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