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Man robs and briefly kidnaps NBC affiliate reporter at gunpoint

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Kennewick, Washington
Targets: Unidentified reporter 1 (NBC Right Now)

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

Equipment Damage

Restauranteur steals reporter’s cellphones during interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 5, 2019
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Priscilla Totiyapungprasert (The Arizona Republic)

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 2

Photojournalist, colleague, robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Stephen Lam (Freelance)

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

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

Getty photojournalist and colleague robbed at gunpoint after documenting Oakland protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Oakland, California
Targets: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2

Computer, 1

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

Camera equipment stolen from Chicago Tribune photographer during protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Erin Hooley (Chicago Tribune)

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 2

Camera lens, 2

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

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 Broken →: Press identification, 1

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 Broken →: Cellphone, 1

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 Broken →: Cellphone, 1

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