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New policy removes freelance journalists from MS health department media lists

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Date of Incident: September 2021
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Mississippi State Department of Health

NBC News correspondent harassed while reporting live on Hurricane Ida in Mississippi

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Date of Incident: August 30, 2021
Location: Gulfport, Mississippi
Targets: Shaquille Brewster (NBC News)

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

City of Jackson, Mississippi, ordered to pay legal fees to broadcast station for violating public records law

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Date of Incident: August 6, 2021
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: WLBT News

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New policy removes freelance journalists from MS health department media lists

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Denial of Access

NBC News correspondent harassed while reporting live on Hurricane Ida in Mississippi

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City of Jackson, Mississippi, ordered to pay legal fees to broadcast station for violating public records law

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