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CNN correspondent says he was pushed by senator’s aide

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Manu Raju (CNN)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Photographer knocked to ground, camera damaged at football game

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 23, 2019
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Targets: Jamm Aquino (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Public figure

Reporter assaulted by heavyweight boxer during on-camera interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 23, 2019
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Targets: Jennifer Ravalo (Vegas Sports Daily)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Bill Murray accosts freelance photographer Peter Simon in Martha's Vineyard restaurant

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2018
Location: Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Targets: Peter Simon (Martha's Vineyard Times)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Former White House aide Seb Gorka shoves Mediaite reporter at CPAC

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 22, 2018
Location: National Harbor, Maryland
Targets: Caleb Ecarma (Mediaite)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Fox News cameraman shoved by Roy Moore campaign official in Alabama

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 27, 2017
Location: Henager, Alabama
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 18 (Fox News)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes