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Univision reporters hit with pepper ball rounds during Vegas protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Fernando Rentería (Univision)

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

Reporter covering protests for Las Vegas Review-Journal struck by projectiles

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Shea Johnson (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Journalist assaulted while covering protests in Reno

Incident Details

Updated On: August 5, 2020
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Reno, Nevada
Targets: Don Dike-Anukam (This Is Reno)

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

Two news vehicles damaged during Reno protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Reno, Nevada
Targets: KOLO-TV

Equipment Broken →: Vehicle, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalists for Review-Journal arrested while covering Las Vegas protest

Incident Details

Updated On: November 4, 2020
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Ellen Schmidt (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

Nov. 4, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 30, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist arrested covering Las Vegas protest

Incident Details

Updated On: October 28, 2020
Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Bridget Bennett (Agence France-Presse)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

Oct. 28, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: May 30, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Nevada judge orders online journalist to reveal sources, says not protected by shield law

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Updated On: June 15, 2020
Date of Incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Targets: Sam Toll (The Storey Teller)

Legal Orders →: Motion to compel for testimony about confidential source

March 4, 2019: Upheld

March 18, 2019: Objected to

March 19, 2020: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Las Vegas judge orders Review-Journal and AP not to report on publicly-available autopsy report

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Updated On: February 27, 2018
Date of Incident: February 9, 2018
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Associated Press

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

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