AP video journalist shoved by NYPD, prevented from covering protests #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 2, 2020 Location New York, New York Targets Robert Bumsted (The Associated Press) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Spectrum News reporter hit by police projectile amid San Antonio protest #Black Lives Matter #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 2, 2020 Location San Antonio, Texas Targets Lena Blietz (Spectrum News) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Reporter detained while covering Oakland protests #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Oakland, California Targets Katie Nielsen (KPIX-TV) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More 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/Criminal Charge 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 Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Philadelphia Inquirer reporter one of three journalists detained by police past curfew #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Targets Kristen Graham (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Targets Pat Brennan (The Cincinnati Enquirer) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Cincinnati Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Broadcast photographer struck with pepper balls while covering Buffalo protests #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Buffalo, New York Targets Brad Berchou (WIVB-TV) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No
Atlanta photographer detained, released after intervention by other journalists #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Atlanta, Georgia Targets Alyssa Pointer (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Targets Jenna Miller (The News Journal and Delaware Online) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Targets Jeff Neiburg (The News Journal and Delaware Online) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Worcester, Massachusetts Targets Sam Bishop (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Journalist detained by Omaha police for covering protests after curfew #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Omaha, Nebraska Targets Michelle Renne Leach (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Omaha Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Omaha, Nebraska Targets Megan Feeney (Freelance) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Omaha, Nebraska Targets Reece Ristau (Omaha World-Herald) Equipment Search or Seizure 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 #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Omaha, Nebraska Targets Jon Kipper (KMTV-TV) Arrest/Criminal Charge 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 #Black Lives Matter #chemical irritant #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Targets Joe Piette (Freelance) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown Equipment Damage Equipment damaged → Camera, 1 Actor → Law enforcement
Dallas Morning News photojournalist caught in crossfire documenting protesters on bridge #Black Lives Matter #protest #shot / shot at Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Dallas, Texas Targets Ryan Michalesko (The Dallas Morning News) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No
Journalist hit by multiple individuals while broadcasting live from Times Square #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location New York, New York Targets Hasanuzzaman Saki (Somoy TV [Bangladesh]) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Journalist choked, pushed in encounter with police officers while covering protest in Ohio #Black Lives Matter #protest Show More Incident Details Date of incident June 1, 2020 Location Cincinnati, Ohio Targets Nick Swartsell (Independent) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Freelance journalist struck by projectiles, then arrested while covering protest on Dallas bridge #Black Lives Matter #protest #shot / shot at Show More 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/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Dallas Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → No