Journalist sues Seattle over secrecy tactics regarding drug use prosecution bill Friday, October 20 by The Center Square (The Center Square) – The City of Seattle is facing a lawsuit over its withholding of public information about communications with a city council member who publicly supported... Read More.
Slain Philadelphia journalist Josh Kruger allegedly shot by 19-year-old he was ‘trying to help’: Police Friday, October 6 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Philadelphia journalist and activist who was gunned down in his home earlier this week was allegedly shot by a 19-year-old he was "trying to help," police announced Friday.Josh Kruger, a 39-year-old freelance journalist and former city employee, was shot seven... Read More.
Philadelphia journalist shot and killed in his home; no arrests made Tuesday, October 3 by ABC News(PHILADELPHIA) -- Josh Kruger, a freelance journalist and former city employee, was shot and killed in his Philadelphia home early Monday, according to local officials.Police responded to his home at about 1:30 a.m. and found Kruger shot seven times in the chest and abdomen.... Read More.
Journalist Evan Gershkovich has been detained for 100 days by Russian government Friday, July 7 by ABC News(MOSCOW) -- Friday marks journalist and U.S. citizen Evan Gershkovich's 100th day being detained by Russian government authorities.The 31-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter has sat in Moscow's Lefortovo prison for more than three months, held on espionage charges -- charges he and the outlet... Read More.
Amy Schumer crashes ‘Joy Ride’ stars’ virtual interviews by pretending to be a journalist Monday, July 3 by ABC NewsSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hollywood studios have commonly used virtual interviews to give journalists access to stars — and comedian and actress Amy Schumer took full advantage of this practice to get some face time with the cast of the road trip comedy
Friend of detained journalist Evan Gershkovich: ‘We need to make sure he feels he’s not alone, he’s not forgotten’ Friday, April 14 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich felt “slight unease” about reporting in Russia, but believed it was his professional duty to remain in the country to “tell the world what was going on,” his close friend, Pjotr Sauer, said in... Read More.
To free American journalist jailed in Russia, US faces uphill battle, experts say Friday, April 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- The United States will face an uphill battle in any efforts it takes to free detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich -- who has been imprisoned in Russia for over a week -- because of the seriousness of the espionage... Read More.
Biden officials condemn ‘in strongest possible terms’ Russian detention of US journalist Thursday, March 30 by ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Russia's detention of an American journalist is sparking sharp condemnation from the Biden administration and Capitol Hill.Evan Gershkovich from The Wall Street Journal was detained in Ekaterinburg, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday. The intelligence agency has accused Gershkovich of spying... Read More.
Journalist arrested while reporting on press conference about derailment cleanup Thursday, February 9 by ABC News(EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) -- Officers from the East Palestine Police Department in Ohio arrested NewsNation reporter Evan Lambert during a press conference about the cleanup efforts following a train derailment in a small Ohio village.Officials from the Columbiana County Jail confirmed Lambert was released... Read More.
DOJ charges 3 in ‘murder for hire’ plot against Iranian journalist Friday, January 27 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Six months after a man with a loaded AK-47-style rifle was caught outside the Brooklyn, New York, home of a prominent Iranian dissident journalist, federal prosecutors on Friday announced new arrests in what they've called a murder-for-hire plot by Iran.On Friday,... Read More.
Former official pleads not guilty to killing journalist who investigated him Thursday, October 27 by ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- A former Nevada county official accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas journalist who was investigating his office has pleaded not guilty to murder.Robert Telles, 45, appeared briefly in a Clark County courtroom Wednesday morning for his arraignment hearing. He waived... Read More.
Former official indicted for allegedly murdering journalist who investigated him Thursday, October 20 by ABC News(LAS VEGAS) -- A former Nevada county official accused of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas journalist who was investigating his office has been indicted by a grand jury on murder.Robert Telles, 45, was arrested and charged last month in connection with the death of... Read More.