All Incidents

Photographer knocked to ground, camera damaged at football game

December 9, 2019

A photographer for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser says that he was assaulted during a University of Hawaii football game on Nov. …

NYC building owner assaults reporter, breaks station camera equipment

December 5, 2019

Michael Herzenberg, a reporter for Spectrum News NY1, was assaulted and a NY1 camera damaged in an altercation with a …

Journalist alleges bodyguard pushed, assaulted him outside San Francisco courthouse

November 15, 2019

Multimedia journalist Phelim McAleer told the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker that he was assaulted by a bodyguard for Planned Parenthood …

Kentucky journalist harassed, kissed on cheek during live broadcast

October 7, 2019

WAVE 3 News broadcast reporter Sara Rivest was harassed and kissed by a stranger while reporting outside a music festival …

North Carolina state senator damages reporter’s phone in physical altercation

September 19, 2019

Investigative reporter for NC Policy Watch, Joe Killian, said North Carolina State Sen. Paul Lowe assaulted him and threw his …

Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

September 4, 2019

A reporter for NBC Right Now in Kennewick, Washington, was robbed and briefly kidnapped at gunpoint while covering a local teachers strike on Aug. 27, 2019.An undisclosed reporter had set up her video camera in the parking lot of the Kennewick School District ahead of a planned teachers strike, YakTriNews reported. At around 5:45 a.m., as she was sitting in her news vehicle waiting for the rally to begin, a man got into the backseat of her car, pointed a …

Private security guard assaults journalist, confiscates camera during summit

August 13, 2019

Charlie Kratovil, founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, filed a police report alleging assault by a private security guard …

Colorado reporter and chief photojournalist assaulted, equipment attacked

August 8, 2019

A KRDO News Channel 13 news team was assaulted and a broadcasting camera attacked while attempting to conduct an interview …

Previous Page More Incidents

Total Results	126
Journalists affected	135
Institutions affected	4
Results in 2020	4
Physical Attacks	123
Equipment Damage	27

All Incidents

Photographer knocked to ground, camera damaged at football game

NYC building owner assaults reporter, breaks station camera equipment

Journalist alleges bodyguard pushed, assaulted him outside San Francisco courthouse

Kentucky journalist harassed, kissed on cheek during live broadcast

North Carolina state senator damages reporter’s phone in physical altercation

Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

Private security guard assaults journalist, confiscates camera during summit

Colorado reporter and chief photojournalist assaulted, equipment attacked

Category Results

How we track Physical Attacks

How we track Equipment Damage

All Categories