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Reuters White House correspondent assaulted while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andy Sullivan (Reuters)

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

Commercial Appeal journalist pushed by Memphis police officer at protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Katherine Burgess (The Commercial Appeal)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
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

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

MSNBC journalist hit with incendiary device while reporting live in Seattle

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Jo Ling Kent (MSNBC)

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

Omaha news anchor detained by police, shoved by National Guard while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Maya Saenz (KMTV-TV)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Omaha Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Equipment broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

KMTV reporter detained while covering Omaha protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Kent Luetzen (KMTV-TV)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Omaha Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

KMTV reporter detained and zip-tied by National Guard while covering Omaha protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Kent Luetzen (KMTV-TV)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: National Guard
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Photographer struck in face with officer’s baton while documenting protests; lawsuit filed against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated on: April 9, 2025
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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