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Portland journalist shoved by police while filming arrest of protester

Incident Details

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

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

Social media journalist hit with projectile while covering DC protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 29, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Rawsmedia (Independent)

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

Rubber bullet breaks finger of photojournalist

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Alyssa Schukar (The New York Times)

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

Reporter pushed by police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Roman Mendoza (The People’s Vanguard of Davis)

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

Getty photojournalist struck in head with rubber bullet during Kenosha protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2020
Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Targets: Scott Olson (Getty Images)

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

Crowd harrasses, assaults photojournalist working for conservative news site at Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 24, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Rebecca Brannon (Alpha News)

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

Multimedia journalist says she was tackled by Portland police officers, her phone lost

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 23, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Grace Morgan (Freelance)

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

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

Pennsylvania reporter assaulted while covering picket line

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 23, 2020
Location: Farrell, Pennsylvania
Targets: Michael Roknick (The [Sharon] Herald)

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

Videographer shoved by Portland police officers

Incident Details

Updated on: January 29, 2025
Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:23-cv-01870
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Portland Tribune reporter pushed by police officer while covering far-right rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Zane Sparling (Portland Tribune)

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

Photojournalist targeted with paintballs, mace while covering clashing protests in Portland

Incident Details

Updated on: December 10, 2021
Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Cole Howard (Freelance)

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

Journalist’s hand broken by assailant at ‘Back the Blue’ rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Robert Evans (Bellingcat & iHeart Radio)

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

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

Journalist targeted with paintballs while covering clashing protests in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

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

Videographer pushed by Portland police officers while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Dustin Tolman (Freelance)

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

Journalist pushed by Portland police officers while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Maranie Staab (Independent)

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

Journalist hit with multiple pepper balls while documenting protests in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Grace Morgan (Freelance)

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

Two journalists pushed by a Portland police officer while covering an arrest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Justin Yau (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist hit with projectiles while covering a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist pushed by a Portland police officer while covering an arrest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Scott Keeler (Independent)

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

Videographer hit with tear gas canister during Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: November 1, 2020
Date of incident: August 20, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01882
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

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

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