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Photojournalist assaulted while on assignment in downtown Baltimore

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 15, 2022
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Kyle Dodd (WBFF Fox 45)

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

Reuters reporter’s phone confiscated on Pentagon trip to Europe

Incident Details

Updated On: May 23, 2022
Date of Incident: May 22, 2022
Location: Prince George County, Maryland
Targets: Idrees Ali (Reuters)

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Politician

Ransomware attack on Sinclair Broadcast Group interrupts dozens of its broadcasts

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 16, 2021
Location: Hunt Valley, Maryland
Targets: Sinclair Broadcast Group

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Photojournalist shot with rubber bullet while covering Baltimore protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Timothy Wolfer (Freelance)

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

Reporter, news crew chased from Baltimore protest, later assaulted and robbed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Dan Lampariello (WBFF Fox 45)

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

Cameraman, news crew chased from Baltimore protest, later assaulted and robbed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: J. Thomas Fisher (WBFF Fox 45)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1

Live unit, 1

Baltimore court denies reporters access to courtroom audio recordings

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 24, 2019
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: Justine Barron (Independent), Paul McGrew (WBFF Fox 45)

Government agency or public official involved →: Baltimore City Circuit Court

Media figures, politicians among alleged targets of Coast Guard officer indicted for firearm and drug possession

Incident Details

Updated On: January 31, 2020
Date of Incident: February 15, 2019
Location: Silver Spring, Maryland

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