Other Incident

Total cases	58

Editor says arrest is in retaliation for his reporting

October 25, 2019

The Grayzone editor Max Blumenthal was arrested on assault charges on Oct. 25, 2019, at his home in Washington, D.C.Blumenthal …

Astros fire assistant general manager for inappropriate comments to reporters

October 19, 2019

The Houston Astros fired Brandon Taubman, the baseball team's assistant general manager, on Oct. 24, 2019, after Taubman made improper …

Army soldier indicted for disclosing bomb-making techniques mentioned news media as targets

September 21, 2019

A U.S. Army soldier stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, was arrested on Sept. 21, 2019, on allegations that he distributed …

Owner and reporter for Texas weekly threatened, arrest warrant issued

August 1, 2019

Dina Garcia-Peña, owner of the El Tejano newspaper, received a threatening message from a man on Aug. 1, 2019, the …

Judge dismisses defamation suit against Kansas City Star

July 2, 2019

On July 2, 2019, a Kansas district judge threw out a defamation suit against The Kansas City Star brought by Kansas Sen. Majority Leader Jim Denning, which The Star had argued violated its First Amendment rights as a publisher.According to news reports, Denning and his lawyer failed to prove the “actual malice” threshold required for defamation set out by the Supreme Court in its landmark 1960 free speech case New York Times vs. Sullivan. Kansas also has an additional state …

New York Knicks fined $50,000 for barring NY Daily News from press event

June 21, 2019

The National Basketball Association announced that the New York Knicks have been fined $50,000 for denying the New York Daily …

Marine Corps denies veteran and Newsweek reporter interview in apparent retaliation for prior reporting

June 7, 2019

James LaPorta, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and reporter for Newsweek, was denied an interview with the Marine Corps’ top …

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested and charged with conspiracy

April 11, 2019

On April 11, 2019, federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, charging him with one count of …

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How we track Other Incidents

Incidents that fall outside of the other categories, but reach a threshold of interest as determined by editorial discretion. Incidents that may be counted in this category include threats, harassment, detentions that do not result in charges or arrest, clearly abusive lawsuits, and vandalism.