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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

Santa Clara reporter has finger broken while filming in court records room

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 14, 2017
Location: Santa Clara, California
Case number: 3:18-cv-07239
Targets: Susan Bassi (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

KAPP-KVEW reporter Maria Leal threatened with knife, had camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 30, 2017
Location: Yakima, Washington
Targets: Maria Leal (KAPP-KVEW)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

KIMA Action News journalist Trisha McCauley threatened with knife, had camera damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 30, 2017
Location: Yakima, Washington
Targets: Trisha McCauley (KIMA Action News)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Shareblue Media reporter Mike Stark arrested while covering Republican candidate for Virginia governor

Incident Details

Updated On: February 13, 2018
Date of Incident: October 28, 2017
Location: Annandale, Virginia
Targets: Mike Stark (Shareblue)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Fairfax County Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: resisting arrest

Oct. 28, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 13, 2018: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Oct. 28, 2017: Charges pending

Feb. 13, 2018: Convicted
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Jon Ziegler attacked by white nationalist protesters in Tennessee

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 28, 2017
Location: Shelbyville, Tennessee
Targets: Jon Ziegler (Independent)

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

Independent livestreamer, Heather DeMian, pepper sprayed by St. Louis police

Incident Details

Updated On: May 28, 2021
Date of Incident: September 29, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:18-cv-01680
Targets: Heather DeMian (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter knocked to ground by police and arrested

Incident Details

Updated On: September 17, 2018
Date of Incident: September 17, 2017
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Case number: 4:18-cv-00308
Targets: Mike Faulk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 17, 2017: Charges pending

Oct. 18, 2017: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 17, 2017
Release Date →: September 18, 2017
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Bicycle, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

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