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Yahoo News correspondent hit in Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Park

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Hunter Walker (Yahoo News)

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

Reporters chased out of Washington, D.C.’s Lafayette Park by officers in riot gear

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Hunter Walker (Yahoo News), Mike Balsamo (The Associated Press)

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Journalist hit by rubber bullets while documenting protest near White House

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Sally Ayhan (TRT World [Turkey])

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

Photojournalist’s credentials stolen during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Equipment broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Video journalist hit in head with projectile during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ford Fischer (Zenger)

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

Fox News correspondent, crew chased from park while documenting DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Leland Vittert (Fox News)

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

HuffPost editor struck in the leg with projectile during Capitol protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Philip Lewis (HuffPost)

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

Freelance journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 11, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (Big League Politics)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 23, 2020: Pending

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

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