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Journalists threatened with firearms by individuals during a Washington protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Targets: Alissa Azar (Independent)

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

Individual aimed firearm at independent journalist during Washington protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2020
Location: Vancouver, Washington
Targets: John (Full Revolution Media)

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

Federal agents shoot independent videographer three separate times with crowd-control munitions, damage camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist hit with riot control device during rally at Portland ICE building

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 29, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Garrison Davis (Freelance)

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

Journalist sprayed in face with chemical irritant during DC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 28, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Wyatt Reed (Independent)

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

Journalist tackled, equipment damaged while covering Dodgers celebrations

Incident Details

Updated on: November 1, 2020
Date of incident: October 28, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Lexis-Olivier Ray (L.A. Taco)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Videojournalist assaulted, equipment broken during Austin demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 24, 2020
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Hiram Gilberto Garcia (Freelance)

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

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

Photojournalist hit with pepper balls fired by federal agents while covering protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Freelance)

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

Journalist shoved, hit with projectiles during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist sprayed with chemical irritants during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 17, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Cole Howard (Freelance)

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

TV producer arrested, released, after the channel’s private security guard shoots a man at dueling Denver protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Unidentified producer 1 (KUSA)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Denver Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Officers harass, shove journalist covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Journalist covering Portland protest shoved away from demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)

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

Video journalist presses charges over police assault

Incident Details

Updated on: May 22, 2024
Date of incident: October 10, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:23-cv-01870
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

Daily Caller journalist beaten, detained by police while covering protests in Wisconsin

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 8, 2020
Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Targets: Richie McGinniss (Daily Caller)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Wauwatosa Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Daily Caller journalist hit, detained by police while covering Wisconsin protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 8, 2020
Location: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Targets: Shelby Talcott (Daily Caller)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Wauwatosa Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Jewish Insider reporter assaulted by crowd during Brooklyn anti-lockdown protest

Incident Details

Updated on: May 7, 2021
Date of incident: October 7, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Jacob Kornbluh (Jewish Insider)

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

Journalist assaulted while covering meeting of Oregon group

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 4, 2020
Location: Grants Pass, Oregon
Targets: Chris Bristol (Grants Pass Daily Courier)

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

Independent journalist says she was deliberately sprayed with chemical irritant by police during Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 3, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)

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

Video journalist threatened, shoved during Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: May 22, 2024
Date of incident: October 2, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:23-cv-01870
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

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