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Broadcast photojournalist attacked while covering Madison protest aftermath

Incident Details

Updated on: May 21, 2021
Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Curt Lenz (WMTV)

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

AP video journalist shoved by NYPD, prevented from covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Robert Bumsted (The Associated Press)

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

Asbury Park Press journalist arrested covering protests, released the next day

Incident Details

Updated on: June 8, 2023
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Asbury Park, New Jersey
Case number: 3:20-cv-08710
Targets: Gustavo Martínez Contreras (Asbury Park Press)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Asbury Park Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

June 1, 2020: Charges pending

June 2, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: June 2, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Cincinnati Enquirer journalist detained as cameras roll

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Pat Brennan (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Cincinnati Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Freelance journalist says police targeted him with projectiles after he identified himself as press

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Targets: Sam Bishop (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit by multiple individuals while broadcasting live from Times Square

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Hasanuzzaman Saki (Somoy TV [Bangladesh])

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

Journalist choked, pushed in encounter with police officers while covering protest in Ohio

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Nick Swartsell (Independent)

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

Photojournalist assaulted while covering aftermath of protests in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Ken Bedford (WLS-TV)

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest amid Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Maeve Walsh (The [Ohio State University] Lantern)

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

Australian correspondent assaulted by police amid crackdowns in DC

Incident Details

Updated on: May 24, 2023
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Amelia Brace (7News [Australia])

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

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

Des Moines Register reporter hit with pepper spray in face after repeatedly identifying as press

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Katie Akin (The Des Moines Register)

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

Reuters White House correspondent assaulted while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andy Sullivan (Reuters)

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

7News van windows smashed during Boston protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: WHDH

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

Photographer struck in face with officer’s baton while documenting protests; lawsuit filed against NYPD

Incident Details

Updated on: April 9, 2025
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Case number: 1:21-cv-06610
Targets: Diana Zeyneb Alhindawi (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest while covering Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Max Garrison (The [Ohio State University] Lantern)

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest during Columbus protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Sarah Szilagy (The [Ohio State University] Lantern)

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

Australian cameraman assaulted by police amid chaotic crackdowns in DC

Incident Details

Updated on: May 24, 2023
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Tim Myers (7News [Australia])

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

Russian reporter assaulted by police in chaotic June 1 crackdowns in DC

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Nicole Roussell (Sputnik [Russia])

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

Reuters reporter assaulted while covering DC protests on June 1

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Jonathan Landay (Reuters)

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

Independent photojournalist sues following arrest, assault at Des Moines protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 21, 2024
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Case number: 4:21-cv-00042
Targets: Mark “Ted” Nieters (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Des Moines Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

June 1, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 13, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention date →: June 1, 2020
Release date →: June 2, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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