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Videographer assaulted, his phone thrown over a fence while covering Detroit protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 10, 2021
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Brendan Gutenschwager (Freelance)

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

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

Reporter arrested while covering a Proud Boys rally and counterprotest in Kalamazoo

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Targets: Samuel Robinson (MLive)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Blocking traffic: impeding traffic

Aug. 15, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 16, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Detroit Free Press reporter detained, pushed to ground while covering a protest for story on police tactics

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Darcie Moran (Detroit Free Press)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Detroit Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Freelance photographer assaulted by police while covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Sean Work (Freelance)

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

Detroit Metro Times journalist assaulted while covering civil unrest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Steve Neavling (Detroit Metro Times)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1

Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Detroit News journalist captures her own detention on livestream

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Christine MacDonald (The Detroit News)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Detroit Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Getty photojournalist hit with rubber bullets in Detroit; officer charged

Incident Details

Updated On: October 21, 2024
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Matthew Hatcher (Getty Images)

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

Detroit Free Press reporter charged by police, told to leave

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Mark Kurlyandchik (Detroit Free Press)

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

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