Journalists covering mass shootings report harassment and threats of arrest
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Multiple
- Targets
- Connor Sheets (Los Angeles Times), Julian Gill (Houston Chronicle), Matthew Friedman (CNN), Shimon Prokupecz (CNN)
Other Incident
Data Tracked For This Category
Incidents that fall outside the scope of other categories, but reach a threshold of concern as determined by editorial discretion. This category is not meant to be comprehensive, but aims to highlight emblematic threats and harassment, vandalism and clearly abusive lawsuits. See our FAQ page for more information.
Updated August 2020
Recent Incidents
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Minneapolis to pay $100,000 settlement over public records lawsuit
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Minneapolis , Minnesota
- Targets
- Tony Webster (Independent)
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Massachusetts city ordered to pay legal fees to news outlet for violating public records law
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Worcester , Massachusetts
- Targets
- Telegram & Gazette
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Man who threatened CNN and ABC anchors pleads guilty to federal charge
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- Date of Incident
- Location
- New York , New York
- Targets
- Brian Stelter (CNN), Don Lemon (CNN), George Stephanopoulos (ABC News)
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Five indicted in connection with plot to kidnap Iranian American journalist
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- Date of Incident
- Location
- New York , New York
- Targets
- Masih Alinejad
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Apparent ransomware attack forces local TV stations offline in Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Atlanta , Georgia
- Targets
- Cox Media Group
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U.S. immigration officials detain Honduran journalist after she requests asylum in Georgia
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Atlanta , Georgia
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Judge orders New Mexico public school district to pay news outlets for violating state public records act
- Date of Incident
- Location
- Albuquerque , New Mexico
- Targets
- Albuquerque Journal, KOB-TV