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Wife of Georgia county commissioner dumps drink on reporter’s head, soaking her and her equipment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 13, 2019
Location: Chattooga County, Georgia
Targets: Casie Bryant (AllOnGeorgia)

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

Equipment Broken →: Laptop, 1

Man arrested after assaulting reporter during live broadcast

Incident Details

Updated On: September 1, 2020
Date of Incident: December 7, 2019
Location: Savannah, Georgia
Targets: Alex Bozarjian (WSAV-TV)

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

Restauranteur steals reporter’s cellphones during interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 5, 2019
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Priscilla Totiyapungprasert (The Arizona Republic)

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

Equipment Broken →: Mobile phone, 2

Broadcast reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting in Southwest Florida

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 28, 2019
Location: North Fort Myers, Florida
Targets: Delia D’Ambra (WBBH-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

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

NYC building owner assaults reporter, breaks station camera equipment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 12, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Michael Herzenberg (Spectrum News NY1)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Multimedia journalist assaulted while reporting in Charlotte

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 1, 2019
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Targets: Paige Pauroso (WBTV News 3)

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

Journalist alleges bodyguard pushed, assaulted him outside San Francisco courthouse

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 15, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Phelim McAleer

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

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