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Editor struck, sprayed with chemical irritant at UCLA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Dolores Quintana (Santa Monica Mirror)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Dartmouth journalist arrested while reporting on campus protest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 7, 2024
Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Hanover, New Hampshire
Targets: Charlotte Hampton (The Dartmouth)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Lebanon Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

May. 1, 2024: Charges pending

May. 7, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 1, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Texas TV reporter injured at campus protest when sheriff’s deputy struck camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 1, 2024
Location: Richardson, Texas
Targets: Blake Hanson (KDFW)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

TV reporter arrested at Northern California university protest; charges dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: Arcata, California
Targets: Adelmi Ruiz (KAEF-TV & KRCR-TV)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges pending

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges dropped

Obstruction: obstructing a business

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges pending

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges dropped

Rioting: unlawful assembly

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges pending

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges dropped

Trespassing

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges pending

Apr. 30, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Police shove journalist covering pro-Palestinian protest outside NYC campus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katie Smith (Independent)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Journalist pushed, his phone charger stolen at UCLA protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Anthony Cabassa (Independent)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Student reporter driven off Columbia campus, kettled by NYPD

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Samaa Khullar (Columbia Journalism School)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

NYPD confines student reporter to building, threatens arrest as Columbia protests cleared

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 30, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Francesca Maria Lorenzini (Columbia Journalism School)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Detention Date →: April 30, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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