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Reporter detained while covering Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Katie Nielsen (KPIX-TV)

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

Asbury Park Press journalist arrested covering protests, released the next day

Incident Details

Updated On: June 8, 2023
Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Asbury Park, New Jersey
Case number: 3:20-cv-08710
Targets: Gustavo Martínez Contreras (Asbury Park Press)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Asbury Park Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges pending

Jun. 2, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: June 2, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter one of three journalists detained by police past curfew

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Kristen Graham (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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

Cincinnati Enquirer journalist detained as cameras roll

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Pat Brennan (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Cincinnati Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Broadcast photographer struck with pepper balls while covering Buffalo protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Brad Berchou (WIVB-TV)

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

Atlanta photographer detained, released after intervention by other journalists

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Alyssa Pointer (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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

News Journal photographer one of three journalists detained by Philadelphia police past curfew

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jenna Miller (The News Journal and Delaware Online)

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

News Journal reporter one of three journalists detained by Philadelphia police past curfew

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jeff Neiburg (The News Journal and Delaware Online)

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

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