Congressional candidate’s ad touts crowd-control munition use against press
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Winter Park, Florida
- Targets
- Media
Chilling Statement
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Select public threats made to reporters and media organizations by U.S. politicians and other public figures, which can have a chilling effect on journalism.
Recent Incidents
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Sheriff’s Department targets LA Times reporter in criminal leak investigation, then backtracks
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California
- Targets
- Alene Tchekmedyain (Los Angeles Times)
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Tennessee state representative introduces resolution to reprimand AP for reporting
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Targets
- The Associated Press
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As many as 20 journalists investigated by secretive CBP division
- Date of Incident
- 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
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Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution
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- Date of Incident
- Location
- St. Louis, Missouri
- Targets
- Josh Renaud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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Twitter account of Fla. governor’s press secretary suspended for ‘abusive behavior’ against an AP reporter
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Targets
- Brendan Farrington (The Associated Press)
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Law enforcement agencies photograph journalists and their IDs as they cover protests
- Date of Incident
- Location
- None,
- Targets
- Media
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Florida county commission passes resolution sarcastically 'honoring' journalist who wrote critically of it
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Brevard County, Florida
- Targets
- Isadora Rangel (Florida Today)