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Florida judge rejects contempt petition against Sun Sentinel, two reporters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 6, 2018
Location: Broward County, Florida
Targets: Paula McMahon (South Florida Sun Sentinel), Brittany Wallman (South Florida Sun Sentinel), South Florida Sun Sentinel

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Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing Bitcoin lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Modern Consensus

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 27, 2019: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Trump’s anti-press language on Twitter mirrored in violent video created by supporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC), Rachel Maddow (MSNBC), Media

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Reporter called “fake news,” harassed by CBP officer when entering US

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 30, 2017
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Alastair Jamieson (NBC News)

Border Point →: Miami International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: United Kingdom
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

Broadcast reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting in Southwest Florida

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 28, 2019
Location: North Fort Myers, Florida
Targets: Delia D’Ambra (WBBH-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Florida journalist barred from governor’s COVID-19 briefing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2020
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Targets: Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald)

Government agency or public official involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Miami social media producer arrested for curfew violation while covering protests; charges dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Joel Franco (WSVN 7News)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Miami-Dade Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: June 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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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