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Alaska state senator slaps journalist

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 2, 2017
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Targets: Nathaniel Herz (Alaska Dispatch News)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

GOP Congressional candidate assaults Guardian U.S. reporter

Incident Details

Updated On: November 17, 2017
Date of Incident: May 24, 2017
Location: Bozeman, Montana
Targets: Ben Jacobs (The Guardian)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

North Carolina state senator damages reporter’s phone in physical altercation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 11, 2019
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Targets: Joe Killian (NC Policy Watch)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

County official arrested in stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: February 1, 2023
Date of Incident: September 2, 2022
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Jeff German (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Miami mayor tries to grab phone from reporter’s hands

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 9, 2023
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Sarah Blaskey (Miami Herald)

Assailant →: Politician
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes