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New York Post reporter punched while interviewing homeless man

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 10, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Balsamini (New York Post)

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

Judge quashes subpoena of New York Post reporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 7, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Susan Edelman (New York Post)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 7, 2019: Pending

Jun. 4, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 9, 2019: Quashed

Aug. 19, 2019: Objected to

Nov. 12, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Using obscure legal justification, NYPD subpoenas reporter's records

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 9, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: New York Post

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Dec. 9, 2019: Pending

Feb. 13, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Photographer assaulted, had camera stolen while covering Manhattan protests for NY Post

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Stephen Yang (New York Post)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

Reporter hit with wooden board at New York’s Occupy City Hall protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 22, 2022
Date of Incident: July 12, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kevin Sheehan (New York Post)

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

New York Post reporter assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kevin Sheehan (New York Post)

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

New York Post photographer assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: G.N. Miller (New York Post)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

New York Post reporter threatened, kicked by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Reuven Fenton (New York Post)

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

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