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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

Demonstrators damage TV journalist's camera in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 12, 2018
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Gary Cooper (WTVD)

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

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

Protesters smack away NBC News reporter Cal Perry's camera in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 11, 2018
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Cal Perry (NBC News)

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

Bill Murray accosts freelance photographer Peter Simon in Martha’s Vineyard restaurant

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 8, 2018
Location: Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
Targets: Peter Simon (The Martha’s Vineyard Times)

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

Police shoot TV photojournalist with ‘less-lethal’ round at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 4, 2018
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Ric Peavyhouse (KATU)

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

Woman hits New Jersey reporter covering court hearing

Incident Details

Updated on: March 17, 2019
Date of incident: August 3, 2018
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Targets: Taylor Tiamoyo Harris (NJ Advance Media)

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

Radio reporter Mike Campbell attacked in Detroit

Incident Details

Updated on: September 16, 2019
Date of incident: August 2, 2018
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: Mike Campbell (WWJ-AM)

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

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

The Nation reporter forcibly removed from Trump–Putin press conference

Incident Details

Updated on: March 26, 2019
Date of incident: July 16, 2018
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Targets: Sam Husseini (The Nation)

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

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Government event

Chicago Sun-Times reporter assaulted by police while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 14, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Nader Issa (Chicago Sun-Times)

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

Movie set crew member steals notes from Daily Beast journalist, rips them up

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 12, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Will Sommer (The Daily Beast)

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

Equipment damaged →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist Matt Lee forcibly removed from UN, stripped of press credentials

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 3, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Matt Lee (Independent)

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

Editor killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Gerald Fischman (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Sports reporter killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: John McNamara (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Columnist killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Rob Hiaasen (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Community news reporter killed in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting by man upset with newspaper coverage

Incident Details

Updated on: January 3, 2023
Date of incident: June 28, 2018
Location: Annapolis, Maryland
Case number: C-02-CV-21-000820
Targets: Wendi Winters (Capital Gazette)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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