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Videographer assaulted, his phone thrown over a fence while covering Detroit protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 10, 2021
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Brendan Gutenschwager (Freelance)

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

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

Journalist among those detained in police ‘kettle’ while covering Echo Lake Park protest in LA

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: @desertborder (Independent)

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

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

Independent journalist shoved by police during LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 13, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Independent)

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

Journalist hit multiple times with projectiles while covering Portland protest around a proposed oil pipeline

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 11, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mason Lake (Independent)

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

Researcher documenting Portland protests hit by pepper ball

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 11, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Juniper Simonis (Independent)

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

Local journalist hit with pepper balls while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 11, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: James Croxton (Double Sided Media)

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

Videojournalist hit by bike police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: May 22, 2024
Date of incident: February 27, 2021
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

Videographer assaulted, coughed on by individual at anti-vaccination protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 31, 2021
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Sean Beckner-Carmitchel (Independent)

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

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