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Journalist shoved by police while filming arrests in Ohio

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Nick Swartsell (CityBeat)

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

Detroit News journalist captures her own detention on livestream

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Christine MacDonald (Detroit News)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Detroit Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

San Diego student journalist hit with tear gas, projectiles while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: JoseLuis Baylon (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

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

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist shoved to the ground by LAPD

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Barbara Davidson (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Photojournalist’s jaw broken at Washington, D.C., protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2021
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images)

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

CNN journalist assaulted while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Josh Replogle (CNN)

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

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