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Freelance journalist harassed, press badge briefly stolen at pro-Israel rally

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 8, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Univision photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 28, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 31 (WGBO-DT)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Cameraman hit by village vehicle, municipal employee arrested

Incident Details

Updated On: February 7, 2024
Date of Incident: August 11, 2023
Location: Hillsdale, Missouri
Targets: Wade Smith (KTVI)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Public figure

WLS-TV photographer assaulted, phones stolen, vehicle damaged

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 30 (WLS-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 2

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Shot fired at empty Alabama newspaper office, none injured

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 7, 2023
Location: Moundville, Alabama
Targets: Moundville Times

Equipment Broken →: Building, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Shot fired into FOX13 Memphis station, no injuries reported

Incident Details

Updated On: May 3, 2023
Date of Incident: May 2, 2023
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: WHBQ-TV

Equipment Broken →: Building, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Louisiana photojournalist attacked, his camera thrown

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 29, 2023
Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Targets: Steven A. Wolfram (WVUE-DT)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist choked, his camera damaged in attack at Maine drama competition

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 11, 2023
Location: Skowhegan, Maine
Targets: Michael G. Seamans (Morning Sentinel)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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