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VICE News correspondent assaulted by rioters at Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ben Solomon (Vice News)

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

Journalist assaulted at least 7 times while covering Capitol riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: John Harrington (Independent)

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

Freelance photojournalist assaulted multiple times while covering Capitol riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Christopher Morris (Freelance)

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

CNN photojournalist assaulted while documenting Capitol riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ronnie McCray (CNN)

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

Man charged with assaulting documentary filmmaker during Capitol riot

Incident Details

Updated on: January 21, 2025
Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Nick Quested (Goldcrest Films)

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

Reporter assaulted while covering anti-lockdown protest at Oregon Capitol

Incident Details

Updated on: December 9, 2021
Date of incident: December 21, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

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

Photojournalist assaulted while covering anti-lockdown protest at Oregon Capitol

Incident Details

Updated on: December 9, 2021
Date of incident: December 21, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Brian Hayes ([Salem] Statesman Journal)

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

Journalist assaulted, her phone and finger smashed while covering Portland eviction protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 8, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Genevieve Reaume (KATU)

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

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

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