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Atlanta journalist threatened with pistol, beaten during Rayshard Brooks protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 20, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: George Chidi (Freelance)

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

Portland photojournalist struck with pepper balls while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated on: March 5, 2025
Date of incident: June 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Seattle Police Department subpoenas five news outlets for protest photos, videos

Incident Details

Updated on: September 21, 2020
Date of incident: June 18, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: KCPQ, KING-TV, KIRO-TV, KOMO-TV, The Seattle Times

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 18, 2020: Pending

Sept. 21, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Law enforcement officer shoves, threatens local reporter with arrest during Charlotte protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 18, 2020
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Targets: Justin LaFrancois (Queen City Nerve)

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

Reporter struck with police pepper ball during Louisville protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 17, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Billy Kobin (The [Louisville] Courier Journal)

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

CNN news crew harassed, camera damaged while covering site of Rayshard Brooks death in Atlanta

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 16, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: CNN

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

7 former eBay employees charged in harassment campaign against journalists

Incident Details

Updated on: February 25, 2026
Date of incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Natick, Massachusetts
Case number: 1:21-cv-11181
Targets: Ina Steiner (EcommerceBytes), David Steiner (EcommerceBytes)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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Youth smashes windshield of TV news crew’s car in Louisville

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Shaquille Lord (WLKY)

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

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

New York Times reporter taunted, threatened during Albuquerque protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Targets: Simon Romero (The New York Times)

Other Incident

Independent journalist says they were shoved by police while covering protests in Portland

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Tuck Woodstock (Freelance)

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

Journalist shot with flash-bang grenade by Portland, Oregon, police

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Brian Conley (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Unicorn Riot reporter assaulted by crowd defending Columbus statue in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Christopher Schiano (Unicorn Riot)

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

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

Oregonian journalist pushed by Portland police while covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 13, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Beth Nakamura (The Oregonian)

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

Unicorn Riot reporter assaulted, his bike damaged in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 13, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Christopher Schiano (Unicorn Riot)

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

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

Portland Tribune reporter struck with munition, pushed by police amid protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 13, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Zane Sparling (Portland Tribune)

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

Photojournalist says Portland police shot him in the back with rubber bullet

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Anonymous photojournalist 1 (Freelance)

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

Journalist shot with crowd-control munitions at Portland, Oregon, protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 12, 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

Dover Post journalist detained despite repeatedly identifying as press

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2020
Location: Camden, Delaware
Targets: Andre Lamar (Dover Post)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Dover Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Photojournalist attacked at scene of statue vandalism in Richmond

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 9, 2020
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 6 (WWBT)

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

Multimedia journalist hit by crowd-control projectile in Seattle protests

Incident Details

Updated on: January 23, 2024
Date of incident: June 8, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Case number: 20-2-14351-1
Targets: Jordan Pickett (Freelance)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

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