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Independent videographer struck with tear gas canister while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)

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

Independent journalist shot by police with pepper balls in San Diego

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 9, 2021
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: James Stout (Independent)

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

Reporter assaulted while covering anti-lockdown protest at Oregon Capitol

Incident Details

Updated on: December 9, 2021
Date of incident: December 21, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

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

Journalist hit with pepper ball, sprayed with chemical irritant while covering protest in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 22, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Ross Mosier (Kualdom Creations)

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

Federal agents shoot independent videographer three separate times with crowd-control munitions, damage camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist hit with riot control device during rally at Portland ICE building

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Garrison Davis (Freelance)

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

Reporter struck with crowd-control munitions amid Dodgers World Series celebrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Samuel Braslow (Beverly Hills Courier)

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

Student journalist struck with crowd-control munitions amid Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Emily Holshouser ([California State University Northridge] Daily Sundial)

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

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