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FOX 8 photojournalist attacked while reporting on NC dog kennel violations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 28, 2022
Location: Thomasville, North Carolina
Targets: Derrick Deon Reid (WGHP FOX8 )

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Vehicle, 1

Man fleeing authorities steals TV station’s car in North Carolina

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 3, 2021
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Targets: WRAL

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Broadcast journalist stabbed with scissors while reporting in Boston

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 6, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Ted Wayman (WCVB-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Youth smashes windshield of TV news crew’s car in Louisville

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Shaquille Lord (WLKY News)

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

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Colorado Springs news station’s car windshield smashed with skateboard

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Targets: Colette Bordelon (KOAA News5)

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

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

7News van windows smashed during Boston protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: WHDH 7News

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

Minneapolis reporter injured by broken glass after nonlethal round shatters car window

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Ryan Faircloth (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

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

KSHB news vehicle vandalized, set on fire during Kansas City protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Targets: KSHB 41 Action News

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 1

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