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WSJ reporter detained outside Phoenix bank

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 23, 2022
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Dion Rabouin (Wall Street Journal)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Phoenix Police Department
Detention Date →: November 23, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

As many as 20 journalists investigated by secretive CBP division

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 11, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ali Watkins (Politico), Arianna Huffington (HuffPost), Martha Mendoza (The Associated Press), Media, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal

Chilling Statement

Police shove Wall Street Journal reporter during post-election protest in New York

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 5, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katie Honan (Wall Street Journal)

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