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Photographer assaulted while documenting anti-police protest in Manhattan

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Sam Costanza (New York Daily News)

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

New York Knicks fined $50,000 for barring NY Daily News from press event

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 21, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: New York Daily News

Other Incident

Cyberattack disrupts Tribune newspaper computer systems and delivery across the U.S.

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 29, 2018
Location: Multiple
Targets: Baltimore Sun, Capital Gazette, Chicago Tribune, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Orlando Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, South Florida Sun Sentinel

Other Incident

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

Government agency or public official involved →: White House Press Secretary