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University staff member interrupts student journalist’s coverage at SEC Tournament

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 10, 2023
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Targets: Jack Weaver (The Kentucky Kernel)

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California journalism advisor threatened with suspension, rescinded after appeal

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Date of Incident: September 1, 2022
Location: Lake Balboa, California
Targets: The Pearl Post

Other Incident

Nebraska high school newspaper, class shuttered after publishing LGBTQ content

Incident Details

Updated On: March 31, 2023
Date of Incident: May 22, 2022
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska
Case number: 4:23-cv-03043
Targets: Viking Saga
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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Washington Post journalist subpoenaed for documents from college reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 22, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Fenit Nirappil

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Apr. 22, 2021: Pending

May. 10, 2021: Objected to
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Student journalist shoved to ground by state trooper while covering Brooklyn Center protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 16, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Estelle Timar-Wilcox (The Mac Weekly)

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

Student journalist hit with projectile while covering protest in Brooklyn Center

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 14, 2021
Location: Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
Targets: Kori Suzuki (The Mac Weekly)

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

Student journalist detained during LA election-related protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 4, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Emily Holshouser (The Daily Sundial)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Student journalist struck with crowd control munitions amid Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Emily Holshouser (The Daily Sundial)

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

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