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Independent videographer said Portland officer shoved him, causing his head to hit pavement

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nicholas Lee (Independent)

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

Videographer says Portland officer shoved him, smashed his phone while he was covering a protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 18, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nicholas Lee (Freelance)

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

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

Reporter says she was pushed by sheriffs during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Cascadianphotog Media)

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

Journalist hit with tear gas and crowd-control rounds during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Juniper Simonis (Freelance)

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Miscellaneous equipment, 2
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Oregonian photojournalist pushed by law enforcement while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Beth Nakamura (The Oregonian)

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

Reporter arrested while covering a Proud Boys rally and counterprotest in Kalamazoo

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Targets: Samuel Robinson (MLive)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Traffic violation: impeding traffic

Aug. 15, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 16, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer says was assaulted twice by Chicago police during protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dominic Gwinn (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist repeatedly pushed by a police officer while covering a rally in Georgia

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia
Targets: Anissa Matlock (Freelance)

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

Livestreamer says his equipment damaged by law enforcement officer in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jon Ziegler (RebZ.tv)

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

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

Journalist shoved by police officers while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Police officers rushed, shoved journalist covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jacob Prescott (Independent)

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

Police strike journalist with baton at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Freelance)

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

Police grabs at journalist’s phone during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Garrison Davis (Freelance)

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

Police shove journalist during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Independent)

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

Washington Post journalist chased by looters in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 10, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Mark Guarino (The Washington Post)

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

Journalist arrested while covering North Carolina protest

Incident Details

Updated on: September 9, 2021
Date of incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Targets: Veronica Coit (The Asheville Blade)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Asheville Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: impeding the flow of traffic with a vehicle

Aug. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 9, 2021: Charges dropped

Rioting: failure to disperse on command

Aug. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 9, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Independent filmmaker pepper sprayed while covering Ferguson protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Ferguson, Missouri
Targets: Chris Phillips (Freelance)

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

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

Independent videographer says he was shoved, shot in finger by law enforcement while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nicholas Lee (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist’s camera slapped away, blocked at rally against defunding Seattle Police Department

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Noah Riffe (Anadolu Agency [Turkey])

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

Journalist’s arm fractured by crowd-control munitions during a Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 9, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Seth Dunlap (Independent)

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

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