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Rubber bullet breaks finger of photojournalist

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Alyssa Schukar (The New York Times)

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

AFP reporter hit with a rubber bullet while covering unrest in Kenosha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Robert Chiarito (Agence France-Presse)

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

CBS 58 reporter struck in neck by projectile during Kenosha, Wisconsin protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Mark Stevens (WDJT-TV)

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

Reporter pushed by police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Roman Mendoza (Davis Vanguard)

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

Independent journalist said she was threatened by an individual while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Teebs Auberdine (Freelance)

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

Getty photojournalist struck in head with rubber bullet during Kenosha protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Scott Olson (Getty Images)

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

Reporters excluded from Maine CDC media briefings after being labeled ‘advocacy journalists’

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Maine
Targets: Katherine Revello (The Maine Wire), Evan Popp (Maine Beacon)

Government agency or public official involved →: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention