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Journalist covering pro-Trump demonstration hit by paintballs in Oregon

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2020
Location: Salem, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist hit with crowd-control munition during LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jintak Han (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protests, her phone damaged

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Rach Wilde (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges pending

Sept. 7, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention date →: September 7, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Daily Caller reporter hit by projectile during LA protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 7, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jorge Ventura (Daily Caller)

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

Broadcast journalist stabbed with scissors while reporting in Boston

Incident Details

Updated on: August 12, 2022
Date of incident: September 6, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Ted Wayman (WCVB-TV)

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

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

Journalist tackled twice by police officer at protest in Portland, Oregon

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 6, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01882
Targets: Melissa “Claudio” Lewis (Independent)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

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

Photojournalist hit with projectiles, detained by police during Rochester protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Mustafa Hussain (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Rochester Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist pushed, threatened with arrest as Portland protest declared a riot

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Lesley McLam (KBOO-FM)

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

Photojournalist hit with ‘dozens’ of projectiles during Rochester protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Zach Roberts (NurPhoto [Italy])

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

Independent journalist struck in the neck with shrapnel on 100th day of Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Tuck Woodstock (Freelance)

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

Democrat and Chronicle photographer hit with projectiles during Rochester protests of less-lethal munitions while covering Daniel Prude protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Shawn Dowd (Democrat and Chronicle)

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

Knock LA journalist shot with projectiles at Los Angeles protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Alex McElvain (Knock LA)

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

Journalist assaulted as Portland protest declared a riot

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Independent)

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

Reporter hit in side of head with projectile during Rochester protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 5, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Charles Molineaux (WHEC-TV)

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

New York Times barred from press briefing call on warrantless surveillance ruling

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The New York Times

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

Democrat and Chronicle photographer hit with projectile during Rochester protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Jamie Germano (Democrat and Chronicle)

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

Journalist caught in chemical irritants and threatened with arrest while covering Rochester protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Vanessa J. Cheeks (Freelance)

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

Police throw photojournalist to ground during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Nathan Howard (Freelance)

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

Photojournalist thrown to ground by law enforcement during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland (Freelance)

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

Democrat and Chronicle photographer hit with pepper balls while covering Rochester protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 4, 2020
Location: Rochester, New York
Targets: Shawn Dowd (Democrat and Chronicle)

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

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