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Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

February 10, 2020

As part of an ongoing defamation lawsuit, an attorney representing public relations and communications strategist Trevor FitzGibbon subpoenaed Twitter to …

Counterterrorism analyst charged with leaking classified documents to two reporters

October 10, 2019 Recently Updated

Henry Kyle Frese, a counterterrorism analyst for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, was arrested when he arrived at work on …

CBP officer withholds journalist’s passport until he agrees to say he writes ‘propaganda’

October 9, 2019

Ben Watson, a news editor for Defense One, was harassed by a U.S. immigration official when arriving at Dulles International …

California Congressman Devin Nunes files defamation suit against newspaper for its coverage

April 17, 2019

California Representative Devin Nunes is targeting The McClatchy Company, which owns The Fresno Bee, in a $150 million defamation lawsuit, …

Demonstrators damage TV journalist’s camera in Charlottesville

August 13, 2018

Gary Cooper, a journalist with North Carolina TV station WTVD, was filming a crowd of demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia, on …

Protesters smack away NBC News reporter Cal Perry’s camera in Charlottesville

August 15, 2018

On August 11, 2018, NBC News reporter Cal Perry was covering an anti-racist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, when protesters grabbed his TV camera and pushed it away.Anti-fascist protesters gathered in Charlottesville to commemorate Heather Heyer, who was murdered during the far-right “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville the previous year.While covering the demonstration, Perry tweeted that a number of protesters seemed hostile toward him and other reporters.He later tweeted a video of an altercation with a protester.“Fuck you, snitch ass …

Journalist Samantha Baars subpoenaed to testify in Jason Kessler trial

March 30, 2018

C-VILLE Weekly reporter Samantha Baars was subpoenaed on March 12, 2018 to testify in the trial of Unite the Right …

Virginian-Pilot reporter subpoenaed to testify in councilman’s forgery trial

April 19, 2018

On June 25, 2018, a judge quashed the subpoena.

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Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

Counterterrorism analyst charged with leaking classified documents to two reporters

CBP officer withholds journalist’s passport until he agrees to say he writes ‘propaganda’

California Congressman Devin Nunes files defamation suit against newspaper for its coverage

Demonstrators damage TV journalist’s camera in Charlottesville

Protesters smack away NBC News reporter Cal Perry’s camera in Charlottesville

Journalist Samantha Baars subpoenaed to testify in Jason Kessler trial

Virginian-Pilot reporter subpoenaed to testify in councilman’s forgery trial

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