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Two journalists assaulted while covering a protest in Salt Lake City

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 9, 2019
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Targets: Matthew Michela (KUTV)

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

Portland journalist attacked, equipment stolen at protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 21, 2023
Date of incident: June 29, 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 20CV19618
Targets: Andy Ngo (Independent)
Case status: Verdict issued
Type of case: Civil

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

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

Journalist assaulted while covering protest in Memphis

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2019
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Patrick Niedzwiedz (WATN-TV)

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

Freelance photographer attacked after Stanley Cup by man yelling support of Trump

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2019
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Scott Eisen (Freelance)

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

Journalist assaulted, pushed to the ground while covering protest in Memphis

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2019
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Luke Jones (WREG-TV)

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

Broadcast journalist threatened at gunpoint in Texas

Incident Details

Updated on: August 21, 2025
Date of incident: May 30, 2019
Location: Killeen, Texas
Targets: Emani Payne (KCEN-TV)

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

Florida man arrested for assaulting journalist, shattering windshield

Incident Details

Updated on: February 8, 2021
Date of incident: May 3, 2019
Location: Altamonte Springs, Florida
Targets: Albert “David” Bodden (WOFL)

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

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

Two reporters forced out of restaurant, equipment attacked

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 1, 2019
Location: Lithonia, Georgia
Targets: Dimitri Lotovski (WANF)

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

Independent journalist files assault charges following May Day protests

Incident Details

Updated on: August 21, 2023
Date of incident: May 1, 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 20CV19618
Targets: Andy Ngo (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Reporter assaulted by heavyweight boxer during on-camera interview

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 23, 2019
Location: Costa Mesa, California
Targets: Jennifer Ravalo (Vegas Sports Daily)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

CBS San Francisco news reporter robbed at gunpoint, security guard shot

Incident Details

Updated on: October 18, 2021
Date of incident: February 24, 2019
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Joe Vazquez (KPIX-TV)

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

CBS San Francisco photographer robbed at gunpoint, security guard shot

Incident Details

Updated on: October 18, 2021
Date of incident: February 24, 2019
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: John Anglin (KPIX-TV)

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

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

NPR reporter shoved by U.S. Capitol Police while trying to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Kelsey Snell (National Public Radio)

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

NBC reporter shoved by officers while trying to interview senators at U.S. Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Leigh Ann Caldwell (NBC News)

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

Capitol Hill reporter pushed by police while attempting to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Laslo (Freelance)

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

Cameraman, other reporters attacked at Trump rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 11, 2019
Location: El Paso, Texas
Targets: Ron Skeans (BBC News [United Kingdom])

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

Reporter hit in face, has phone stolen while interviewing voters in Los Angeles

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 26, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Tina-Desiree Berg (Washington Babylon)

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

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

Journalist attacked during live broadcast at scene of California mass overdose

Incident Details

Updated on: March 11, 2020
Date of incident: January 12, 2019
Location: Chico, California
Targets: Meaghan Mackey (KRCR-TV)

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

New York Post reporter punched while interviewing homeless man

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 10, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Balsamini (New York Post)

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

AP video journalist punched in face and called 'fake news'

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 2018
Location: Bladen County, North Carolina
Targets: Josh Replogle (The Associated Press)

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

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