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Broadcast reporter struck by a rock while covering Puerto Rico protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 15, 2019
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Orlando Rivera Martinez (WAPA-TV)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

News crew shot at in Toledo, no injuries but damage to news van

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 13, 2019
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Unidentified journalist 1 (WTVG)

Assailant →: Unknown
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Unknown

Toledo news van shot at, no injuries but damage to news vehicle

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 13, 2019
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Unidentified journalist 2 (WTVG)

Assailant →: Unknown
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Two journalists assaulted while covering protest in Salt Lake City

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 13, 2019
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Targets: Larry Curtis (KUTV)

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

Two journalists assaulted while covering a protest in Salt Lake City

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 9, 2019
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Targets: Matthew Michela (KUTV)

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

Judge dismisses defamation suit against Kansas City Star

Incident Details

Updated on: October 30, 2019
Date of incident: July 2, 2019
Location: Johnson County, Kansas
Targets: Steve Rose (The Kansas City Star), The Kansas City Star

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Portland journalist attacked, equipment stolen at protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 21, 2023
Date of incident: June 29, 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 20CV19618
Targets: Andy Ngo (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

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

An order limiting photography outside Arizona appellate courts gets scaled back after criticism

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2019
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: State Court
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

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