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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

Independent journalist says LA police damaged his equipment while arresting him

Incident Details

Updated on: September 5, 2024
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-05027
Targets: Jonathan Mayorca (The Convo Couch)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment broken →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Weapons aimed at Free Press journalists covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: M.L. Elrick (Detroit Free Press)

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

Free Press journalists say they were targeted with chemical irritants while covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: David Jesse (Detroit Free Press)

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

Reporter punched during protest in Delaware; iPhone stolen

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Sean Greene (WDEL-FM)

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

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

Arizona TV news crew attacked while covering Scottsdale protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 20 (KTVK/KPHO-TV)

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

Journalist arrested while covering LA demonstration

Incident Details

Updated on: May 31, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Fiorella Isabel Mayorca (The Convo Couch)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist targeted with tear gas during Ohio protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Nolan Cramer (Toledo City Paper)

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

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