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Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest amid Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Maeve Walsh (The Lantern)

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest while covering Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Max Garrison (The Lantern)

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest during Columbus protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Sarah Szilagy (The Lantern)

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

Columbus Dispatch photographer hit with projectile while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Adam Cairns (Columbus Dispatch)

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

Student journalist chased, pepper sprayed during protests in Columbus

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Julia Lerner

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

Ohio newspapers receive threatening letters containing unknown substances

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2018
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Circleville Herald, Columbus Dispatch

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