Palestinian American journalist questioned, phone searched at NJ airport Border Stop Equipment Search or Seizure Date of Incident March 24, 2025 Location Newark, New Jersey Targets Hebh Jamal (Freelance)
Student journalist detained at University of Minnesota protest Arrest/Criminal Charge Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on October 23, 2024 Date of Incident October 21, 2024 Location Minneapolis, Minnesota Targets Tyler Church ([University of] Minnesota Daily) #Israel-Gaza war #protest #student journalism
Indiana photojournalist’s cameras confiscated outside courthouse Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Damage Updated on October 21, 2024 Date of Incident October 18, 2024 Location Delphi, Indiana Targets Alex Martin (Journal & Courier)
AP photojournalist’s cameras seized outside Indiana courthouse Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Damage Updated on October 21, 2024 Date of Incident October 18, 2024 Location Delphi, Indiana Targets Michael Conroy (The Associated Press)
NBC News broadcast camera seized outside Indiana courthouse Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Damage Updated on October 21, 2024 Date of Incident October 18, 2024 Location Delphi, Indiana Targets Eric Arnold (NBC News)
Photojournalist’s camera seized outside Indiana courthouse Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Damage Updated on October 24, 2024 Date of Incident October 18, 2024 Location Delphi, Indiana Targets Ryan Delaney (Freelance)
Photojournalist arrested, shoved by Chicago police; gear seized and damaged Arrest/Criminal Charge Assault Equipment Damage Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on October 24, 2024 Date of Incident August 20, 2024 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Josh Pacheco (Independent) #election #Election 2024 #Israel-Gaza war #protest
Photojournalist arrested, camera damaged by Chicago police during DNC Arrest/Criminal Charge Equipment Damage Equipment Search or Seizure Updated on November 14, 2024 Date of Incident August 20, 2024 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Olga Fedorova (Freelance) #election #Election 2024 #Israel-Gaza war #protest
‘Meritless arrests’: Charges dropped against journalists covering DNC protest Published December 3, 2024 Written by Kirstin McCudden
‘He simply reported’ A snapshot of all incidents documented in the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker so far this year Published March 1, 2024 Written by Kirstin McCudden
After Kansas: Putting newsroom raids in context Bubble map chart showing search and seizure of journalists across the U.S., by state, as documented in the Tracker from 2017 to today Published August 31, 2023 Written by Kirstin McCudden