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KC photographer shoved to ground by NFL player after game

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 10, 2022
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Targets: Park Zebley (Unidentified production company)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

St. Joseph journalist deposed after reporting on hospital

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Clayton Anderson (St. Joseph News-Press)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

St. Joseph News-Press news director deposed after reporting on hospital lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Steven Booher (St. Joseph News-Press)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution

Incident Details

Updated On: February 11, 2022
Date of Incident: October 13, 2021
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Josh Renaud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Chilling Statement

Reporter subpoenaed to give evidence at Missouri murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 20, 2021
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Targets: Gladys Bautista (KRCG 13)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Independent filmmaker pepper sprayed while covering Ferguson protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Ferguson, Missouri
Targets: Chris Phillips (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

KSHB news vehicle vandalized, set on fire during Kansas City protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Targets: KSHB 41 Action News

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

KMBC 9 News vehicle vandalized during Kansas City protests on May 31

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Targets: KMBC 9 News

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

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