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AP photojournalist assaulted during Capitol riot

Incident Details

Updated On: June 7, 2023
Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: John Minchillo (The Associated Press)

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

Rioters rush broadcasters, destroy Associated Press, other media equipment

Incident Details

Updated On: April 20, 2023
Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Associated Press

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 2

Recording equipment, 2

Miscellaneous equipment, 3

Camera equipment, 4

Storage unit, 2

AP photojournalist threatened with assault while covering Olympia protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 15, 2021
Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Olympia, Washington
Targets: Ted S. Warren (The Associated Press)

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

EPA security guards refuse entry to AP reporter, then shove her out the door

Incident Details

Updated On: February 27, 2019
Date of Incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Knickmeyer (The Associated Press)

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

Government agency or public official involved →: Environmental Protection Agency

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Las Vegas judge orders Review-Journal and AP not to report on publicly-available autopsy report

Incident Details

Updated On: February 27, 2018
Date of Incident: February 9, 2018
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Associated Press

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

AP photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2018
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Carlos Rivera Giusti (The Associated Press)

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

Republican fundraiser subpoenas AP for documents related to anonymous sources

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 16, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The Associated Press

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 16, 2018: Pending

subpoena for communications or work product

May. 16, 2018: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

AP video journalist punched in face and called 'fake news'

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 2018
Location: Bladen County, North Carolina
Targets: Josh Replogle (The Associated Press)

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

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