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Police pepper spray, shove journalist covering anti-police brutality demonstrations in Brooklyn

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Nick Pinto (Gothamist)

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

Two Live 5 News news vehicles damaged in one night in Charleston

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Charleston, South Carolina
Targets: Abbey O'Brien (WCSC-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist’s credentials stolen during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist says LA police damaged his equipment while arresting him

Incident Details

Updated on: September 5, 2024
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-05027
Targets: Jonathan Mayorca (The Convo Couch)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

Free Press journalists say they were targeted with chemical irritants while covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: David Jesse (Detroit Free Press)

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

Reporter punched during protest in Delaware; iPhone stolen

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Sean Greene (WDEL-FM)

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

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

Journalist arrested while covering LA demonstration

Incident Details

Updated on: May 31, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Fiorella Isabel Mayorca (The Convo Couch)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist targeted with tear gas during Ohio protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Nolan Cramer (Toledo City Paper)

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

Police push, fire projectiles at journalists on assignment for New York Times

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Mike Shum (The New York Times)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Class Action

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

Journalist says was knocked to the ground, kicked while covering LA demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Henry Scott (Wehoville)

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

Photojournalist tackled, colleague assaulted, while covering protests in New York

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Jack Diamond (WHEC-TV)

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

NBC10 journalists attacked during live coverage of protests, earpiece stolen

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Andrew Hyman (WHEC-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Reuters photographer hit by pepper ball while covering protests in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Lucas Jackson (Reuters)

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

Video journalist hit in head with projectile during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ford Fischer (Zenger)

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

Photojournalist hit with multiple projectiles while covering LA protest

Incident Details

Updated on: February 6, 2024
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-03760
Targets: Nick Stern (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Social media journalist hit with projectile while covering Minneapolis protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Brad Svenson (Watchdog Citizen News)

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

Fox News correspondent, crew chased from park while documenting DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Leland Vittert (Fox News)

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

Cameraman, news crew chased from Baltimore protest, later assaulted and robbed

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
Targets: J. Thomas Fisher (WBFF)

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

Equipment damaged →: Live unit, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Free Press journalists targeted with chemical irritants while covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: J.C. Reindl (Detroit Free Press)

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

Dallas Morning News reporters targeted by law enforcement with tear gas

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Jesus Jiménez (The Dallas Morning News)

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

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