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Portland photojournalist says she was thrown to the ground by police while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Maranie Staab (Freelance)

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

Journalist hit with tear gas and crowd-control rounds during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Juniper Simonis (Freelance)

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Miscellaneous equipment, 2
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Public radio reporter hit with baton during August protest in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

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

Oregonian photojournalist pushed by law enforcement while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Beth Nakamura (The Oregonian)

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

Reporter arrested while covering a Proud Boys rally and counterprotest in Kalamazoo

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Targets: Samuel Robinson (MLive)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
Charges →: Traffic violation: impeding traffic

Aug. 15, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 16, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photographer says was assaulted twice by Chicago police during protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dominic Gwinn (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist repeatedly pushed by a police officer while covering a rally in Georgia

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Stone Mountain, Georgia
Targets: Anissa Matlock (Freelance)

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

Livestreamer says his equipment damaged by law enforcement officer in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jon Ziegler (RebZ.tv)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Journalist shoved by police officers while covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Alissa Azar (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist’s equipment searched while reporting on Chicago protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Raven Geary (Independent)

Equipment searched or seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Status of equipment →: Searched without seizure
Search warrant obtained →: No

Police officers rushed, shoved journalist covering Portland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Jacob Prescott (Independent)

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

Police strike journalist with baton at Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Freelance)

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

Police grabs at journalist’s phone during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Garrison Davis (Freelance)

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

Police shove journalist during Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 14, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Brian Conley (Independent)

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

Journalist arrested, cameras seized while covering protests in Washington, D.C.

Incident Details

Updated on: April 14, 2021
Date of incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-00116
Targets: Kian Kelley-Chung (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →: Rioting

Aug. 14, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 14, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: August 14, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Journalist detained while covering DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Andrew Jasiura (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Memphis newspaper subpoenaed for photos, videos from July protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: The Commercial Appeal

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 13, 2020: Pending

Aug. 19, 2020: Objected to

Aug. 20, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Independent photojournalist says was pushed to the ground by Portland police

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 11, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Maranie Staab (Freelance)

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

Washington Post journalist chased by looters in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 10, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Mark Guarino (The Washington Post)

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

Broadcast cameraman robbed at gunpoint in Berkeley

Incident Details

Updated on: October 26, 2020
Date of incident: August 10, 2020
Location: Berkeley, California
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 7

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

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

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