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CBS 6 photojournalist attacked with stick while filming anti-fascist march

Incident Details

Updated on: August 17, 2017
Date of incident: August 13, 2017
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 19 (WTVR-TV)

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

TV reporter assaulted while covering protest in NC

Incident Details

Updated on: January 29, 2018
Date of incident: August 13, 2017
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Targets: Unidentified reporter 2 (WLOS)

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

Journalist Taylor Lorenz punched while filming aftermath of fatal attack

Incident Details

Updated on: November 3, 2017
Date of incident: August 12, 2017
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Taylor Lorenz (The Hill)

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

Independent livestreamer kicked while reporting in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 12, 2017
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Jen Patrice (Independent)

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

Unicorn Riot journalist attacked while reporting in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 11, 2017
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Christopher Schiano (Unicorn Riot)

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

Fox News host soaked with water at Brooklyn bar

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 24, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Katherine Timpf (Fox News)

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

Photojournalist Brooke Anderson struck with baton by Berkeley police officer while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 20, 2017
Location: Berkeley, California
Targets: Brooke Anderson (Independent)

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

Alpha News reporter Preya Samsundar attacked by protesters in Minnesota

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 10, 2017
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Preya Samsundar (Alpha News)

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

Equipment broken →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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