![Independent photojournalist John Harrington was assaulted multiple times while covering the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. "More than once, I wiped my hand along [my right cheek] to see if I had any blood," he said. (COURTESY WASHINGTON EXAMINER/GRAEME JENNINGS) Harrington_assault_010621.jpg](https://media.pressfreedomtracker.us/media/images/image.2e16d0ba.fill-665x440.jpg)
Journalists face targeted assaults while covering Capitol riots
January 6, 2021
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