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Multimedia journalist hit by crowd-control projectile in Seattle protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Case number: 20-2-14351-1
Targets: Jordan Pickett (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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

Q13 Fox News crew harassed, assaulted by crowd while reporting in Seattle

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Brandi Kruse (KCPQ)

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

Freelance journalist forced by police from scene of Seattle protest in June

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Shauna Sowersby (KNKX-FM)

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

Journalist hit by crowd-control grenade while covering Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Cole Miller (KOMO-TV)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Videographer hit by police projectiles while filming Seattle protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Alyse Gallagher (Freelance)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

MSNBC journalist hit with incendiary device while reporting live in Seattle

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Jo Ling Kent (MSNBC)

Assailant →: Unknown
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Spokesman-Review subpoenaed in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 25, 2019
Location: Spokane, Washington
Targets: The Spokesman-Review

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 25, 2019: Pending

June 1, 2021: Objected to

Jan. 10, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 25, 2019: Pending

June 1, 2021: Objected to

Jan. 10, 2023: Upheld

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

Incident Details

Updated On: July 7, 2021
Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Targets: Unidentified reporter 1 (KNDU)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1

Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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