Journalist choked, pushed in encounter with police officers while covering protest in Ohio #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Targets Nick Swartsell (Independent) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Freelance journalist struck by projectiles, then arrested while covering protest on Dallas bridge #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Updated On October 26, 2021 Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Dallas, Texas Case number 3:21-cv-02649 Targets Steven Monacelli (Dallas Voice) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Dallas Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No
Photographer hit with projectile, tear gas while covering protests in Louisville #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Louisville, Kentucky Targets Amy Harris (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Freelance photojournalist arrested amid curfew crackdown in Los Angeles #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #kettle #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On July 22, 2020 Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Los Angeles, California Targets Robert Spangle (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Charges → Curfew violation: breaking curfew order Jun. 1, 2020: Charges pending Jul. 22, 2020: Charges dropped Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Equipment bag, 1 Search Warrant Obtained → No
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter assaulted while covering Little Rock protests #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Little Rock, Arkansas Targets Tony Holt (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Work product, 1 Actor → Private individual
Photojournalist assaulted while covering aftermath of protests in Chicago #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Ken Bedford (WLS-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest amid Columbus protests #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #student journalism Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Columbus, Ohio Targets Maeve Walsh (The Lantern) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Telemundo journalists hit with projectiles during protests in DC #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Edwin López (Telemundo) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown