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New York Times barred from press briefing call on warrantless surveillance ruling

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The New York Times

Government agency or public official involved →: Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Democrat and Chronicle photographer hit with projectile during Rochester protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Jamie Germano (Democrat and Chronicle)

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

Journalist caught in chemical irritants and threatened with arrest while covering Rochester protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Vanessa J. Cheeks (Freelance)

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

Police throw photojournalist to ground during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist thrown to ground by law enforcement during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)

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

Democrat and Chronicle photographer hit with pepper balls while covering Rochester protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Shawn Dowd (Democrat and Chronicle)

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