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Documentarian targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ford Fischer (News2Share)

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

Photojournalist targeted with pepper spray while covering Penn State protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 24, 2022
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
Targets: Zach Roberts (Freelance)

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

Independent journalist removed from press conference with Philadelphia DA

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2022
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ralph Cipriano (Big Trial)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Philadelphia District Attorney

Reporter assaulted while filming looting in Philadelphia

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 27, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Elijah Schaffer (TheBlaze)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Photojournalist assaulted, threatened with firearm while covering Pittsburgh protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 22, 2020
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ed Thompson (Freelance)

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

Judge bars Pennsylvania reporters from court proceeding

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 9, 2020
Location: York, Pennsylvania
Targets: Dylan Segelbaum (York Daily Record/Sunday News), Logan Hullinger (York Dispatch)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: District Judge Linda Williams

Pennsylvania reporter assaulted while covering picket line

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 23, 2020
Location: Farrell, Pennsylvania
Targets: Michael Roknick (The Sharon Herald)

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

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter arrested during 'defund the police' protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 23, 2020
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Samantha Melamed (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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

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