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Philadelphia Inquirer reporter one of three journalists detained by police past curfew

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Kristen Graham (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

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

Cincinnati Enquirer journalist detained as cameras roll

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Targets: Pat Brennan (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

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

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

Broadcast photographer struck with pepper balls while covering Buffalo protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Brad Berchou (WIVB-TV)

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

Atlanta photographer detained, released after intervention by other journalists

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Alyssa Pointer (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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

News Journal photographer one of three journalists detained by Philadelphia police past curfew

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jenna Miller (The News Journal and Delaware Online)

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

News Journal reporter one of three journalists detained by Philadelphia police past curfew

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jeff Neiburg (The News Journal and Delaware Online)

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

Freelance journalist says police targeted him with projectiles after he identified himself as press

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Worcester, Massachusetts
Targets: Sam Bishop (Freelance)

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

Journalist detained by Omaha police for covering protests after curfew

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Michelle Renne Leach (Freelance)

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

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

Freelance journalist caught up in a wave of arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Megan Feeney (Freelance)

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

Police search journalist’s bag and detain three other journalists in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Reece Ristau (Omaha World-Herald)

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

KMTV journalists caught up in arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jon Kipper (KMTV-TV)

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

Photojournalist shot with projectile, camera destroyed amid Philadelphia protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Joe Piette (Freelance)

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

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

Dallas Morning News photojournalist caught in crossfire documenting protesters on bridge

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: Ryan Michalesko (The Dallas Morning News)

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

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

Freelance journalist struck by projectiles, then arrested while covering protest on Dallas bridge

Incident Details

Updated on: December 29, 2023
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Dallas, Texas
Case number: 3:21-cv-02649
Targets: Steven Monacelli (Dallas Voice)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

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

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

Photographer hit with projectile, tear gas while covering protests in Louisville

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Targets: Amy Harris (Freelance)

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

Freelance photojournalist arrested amid curfew crackdown in Los Angeles

Incident Details

Updated on: July 22, 2020
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Robert Spangle (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

June 1, 2020: Charges pending

July 22, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter assaulted while covering Little Rock protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas
Targets: Tony Holt (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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

Equipment damaged →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Private individual

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

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