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Broadcast reporter ordered to testify in assault trial connected to BLM protest

Incident Details

Updated on: October 18, 2021
Date of incident: August 5, 2021
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Lance Veeser (WKOW)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 5, 2021: Pending

Sept. 7, 2021: Objected to

Sept. 9, 2021: Upheld

Oct. 18, 2021: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Radio reporter ordered to testify in assault trial connected to BLM protest

Incident Details

Updated on: October 18, 2021
Date of incident: August 5, 2021
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Chali Pittman (WORT-FM)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 5, 2021: Pending

Sept. 7, 2021: Objected to

Sept. 9, 2021: Upheld

Oct. 15, 2021: Objected to

Oct. 18, 2021: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Videographer hit with pepper ball while covering demonstration against LASD

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Vishal Singh (Independent)

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

Social media journalist shoved by police at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Kevin Gilman (Watchdog Citizen News)

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

Unicorn Riot journalist pushed by officer while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 3, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Niko Georgiades (Unicorn Riot)

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

Independent journalist assaulted while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 21, 2023
Date of incident: May 28, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 20CV19618
Targets: Andy Ngo (Independent)
Case status: Verdict issued
Type of case: Civil

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

Individuals steal photojournalist’s camera drone ahead of George Floyd anniversary demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 25, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mark Vancleave (Minnesota Star Tribune)

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

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

Reporter, colleague arrested while documenting Elizabeth City protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 19, 2021
Location: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Targets: Ayano Nagaishi (The [Staunton] News Leader)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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