Public radio reporter pepper sprayed, knocked to the ground in Richmond #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Richmond, Virginia Targets Roberto Roldan (VPM News) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Videographer hit by police projectile during Portland protest on May 31 #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 20CV19838 Targets Mason Lake (Independent) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Video journalist hit with pepper spray while covering Boston protests #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Boston, Massachusetts Targets Jack Sorgi (Boston Stringer Media) Other Incident
Video journalist hit by thrown object during Boston protest; individuals try to steal camera #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Boston, Massachusetts Targets Jack Sorgi (Boston Stringer Media) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No
Photographer says he was targeted by police with projectiles and tear gas during Portland protest #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Portland, Oregon Case number 3:20-cv-01035 Targets Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Class Action Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
KSHB news vehicle vandalized, set on fire during Kansas City protests #arson #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Kansas City, Missouri Targets KSHB-TV Equipment Damage Equipment Broken → Vehicle, 1 Actor → Private individual
Miami social media producer arrested for curfew violation while covering protests; charges dropped #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Miami, Florida Targets Joel Franco (WSVN) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Miami-Dade Police Department Charges → Curfew violation May. 31, 2020: Charges pending Jun. 1, 2020: Charges dropped Release Date → June 1, 2020 Unnecessary use of force? → No
Broadcast anchor attacked while covering protests in Birmingham #Black Lives Matter #Black Lives Matter 1 year #Black Lives Matter 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 31, 2020 Location Birmingham, Alabama Targets Stephen Quinn (WBMA-LD) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes