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Journalist hit by multiple individuals while broadcasting live from Times Square

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Hasanuzzaman Saki (Somoy TV [Bangladesh])

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

Journalist choked, pushed in encounter with police officers while covering protest in Ohio

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Nick Swartsell (Independent)

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

Photojournalist assaulted while covering aftermath of protests in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Ken Bedford (WLS-TV)

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

Student journalist pepper sprayed, threatened with arrest amid Columbus protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Maeve Walsh (The [Ohio State University] Lantern)

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

Australian correspondent assaulted by police amid crackdowns in DC

Incident Details

Updated on: May 24, 2023
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Amelia Brace (7News [Australia])

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

Equipment broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Des Moines Register reporter hit with pepper spray in face after repeatedly identifying as press

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Katie Akin (The Des Moines Register)

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

Reuters White House correspondent assaulted while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andy Sullivan (Reuters)

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

7News van windows smashed during Boston protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: WHDH

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

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