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Journalist hit by rubber bullets while documenting protest near White House

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Sally Ayhan (TRT World [Turkey])

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

Photojournalist’s credentials stolen during DC protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matthew Rodier (Freelance)

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

Equipment damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist says LA police damaged his equipment while arresting him

Incident Details

Updated on: September 5, 2024
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-05027
Targets: Jonathan Mayorca (The Convo Couch)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

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

Weapons aimed at Free Press journalists covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: M.L. Elrick (Detroit Free Press)

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

Free Press journalists say they were targeted with chemical irritants while covering Detroit protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Targets: David Jesse (Detroit Free Press)

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

Reporter punched during protest in Delaware; iPhone stolen

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Sean Greene (WDEL-FM)

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

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

Arizona TV news crew attacked while covering Scottsdale protest

Incident Details

Updated on: August 17, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 20 (KTVK/KPHO-TV)

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

Journalist arrested while covering LA demonstration

Incident Details

Updated on: May 31, 2021
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Fiorella Isabel Mayorca (The Convo Couch)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Journalist targeted with tear gas during Ohio protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Targets: Nolan Cramer (Toledo City Paper)

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

Journalist shoved with a police baton while covering LA demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Chava Sanchez (KPCC-FM/LAist)

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

Radio journalist shot with projectile during Pittsburgh protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bill O’Driscoll (WESA-FM)

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

WDEL journalist’s phone stolen during Facebook Live stream

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Mike Phillips (WDEL-FM)

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

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

WGN news van vandalized in Chicago during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: WGN-TV

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

VICE Media reporter arrested while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated on: August 11, 2020
Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Alzo Slade (Vice News)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Minnesota State Patrol
Charges →: Curfew violation: breaking curfew order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

Aug. 11, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Police push, fire projectiles at journalists on assignment for New York Times

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:20-cv-01302
Targets: Mike Shum (The New York Times)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Class Action

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

Syracuse police shove photojournalist to ground, damaging his camera equipment

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Dennis Nett (The [Syracuse] Post-Standard)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera lens, 2
Actor →: Law enforcement

Tires Slashed: Officers pierce journalists’ car tires in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Media

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Reporter struck with pepper balls during live broadcast on Omaha protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jessika Eidson (KMTV-TV)

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

Three Raleigh newsrooms damaged during protests

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Targets: [Durham] Indy Week

Equipment damaged →: Building, 1

Computer, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalist says was knocked to the ground, kicked while covering LA demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Henry Scott (Wehoville)

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

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