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BuzzFeed reporter receives second subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

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Updated On: October 8, 2019
Date of Incident: September 6, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Ryan Mac (BuzzFeed News)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Upheld

BuzzFeed reporter receives subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated On: October 8, 2019
Date of Incident: August 26, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Ryan Mac (BuzzFeed News)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

BuzzFeed News journalist arrested in Seattle while asking for comment

Incident Details

Updated On: November 19, 2018
Date of Incident: November 4, 2018
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Blake Montgomery (BuzzFeed News)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Seattle Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Nov. 5, 2018: Charges pending

Oct. 2, 2019: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: November 4, 2018
Release Date →: November 5, 2018
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Reporters excluded from press briefing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 24, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: BBC News, BuzzFeed News, CNN, Daily Mail, HuffPost, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Politico, The Guardian, The Hill, The New York Times

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BuzzFeed News reporter aggressively questioned about reporting at passport checkpoint

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 3, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: David Mack (BuzzFeed News)

Border Point →: John F. Kennedy International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
Target Nationality →: Australian
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. permanent resident (green card)
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

BuzzFeed says its immigration reporter was excluded from DHS border tour

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 16, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Department of Homeland Security

BuzzFeed receives first subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 14, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Ignored
Journalist held in contempt? →: No

BuzzFeed receives second subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 29, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

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