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NBC Bay Area reporter detained by police while covering Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Terry McSweeney (KNTV)

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

Broadcast reporter attacked while covering Madison protest aftermath

Incident Details

Updated on: May 21, 2021
Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Amelia Jones (WMTV)

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

Broadcast reporter struck with pepper balls while covering Buffalo protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Dave Greber (WIVB-TV)

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

Detroit News reporter assaulted by police while documenting protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Buffalo, New York
Targets: Jordyn Grzelewski (The Detroit News)

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

Broadcast photojournalist attacked while covering Madison protest aftermath

Incident Details

Updated on: May 21, 2021
Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Targets: Curt Lenz (WMTV)

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

AP video journalist shoved by NYPD, prevented from covering protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Robert Bumsted (The Associated Press)

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

Spectrum News reporter hit by police projectile amid San Antonio protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2020
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Targets: Lena Blietz (Spectrum News)

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

Reporter detained while covering Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Katie Nielsen (KPIX-TV)

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

Asbury Park Press journalist arrested covering protests, released the next day

Incident Details

Updated on: June 8, 2023
Date of incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Asbury Park, New Jersey
Case number: 3:20-cv-08710
Targets: Gustavo Martínez Contreras (Asbury Park Press)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Asbury Park Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

June 1, 2020: Charges pending

June 2, 2020: Charges dropped
Release date →: June 2, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

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