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Tennessee photographer pushed, camera grabbed by businessman

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 9, 2022
Location: Ashland City, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 34 (WSMV-TV)

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

Memphis news photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 27 (WHBQ-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Live unit, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Memphis broadcaster robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Jeremy Pierre (WHBQ-TV)

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

Documentarian targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ford Fischer (News2Share)

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

Photojournalist targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Zach Roberts (Freelance)

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

Journalist harassed, shoved while covering protest in Texas

Incident Details

Updated On: May 17, 2023
Date of Incident: October 22, 2022
Location: University Park, Texas
Targets: Steven Monacelli (Independent)

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

KC photographer shoved to ground by NFL player after game

Incident Details

Updated On: February 5, 2025
Date of Incident: October 10, 2022
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Case number: 2316-CV11878
Targets: Park Zebley (Unidentified production company)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

County official arrested in stabbing death of Las Vegas investigative journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: October 16, 2024
Date of Incident: September 2, 2022
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Jeff German (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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

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