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SacBee photojournalist's hand broken, camera stolen while covering protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Paul Kitagaki Jr. (The Sacramento Bee)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Photographer assaulted, had camera stolen while covering Manhattan protests for NY Post

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Stephen Yang (New York Post)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

Broadcast cameraman robbed at gunpoint in Berkeley

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 10, 2020
Location: Berkeley, California
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 7

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

New York Times reporter assaulted, cameras stolen and damaged amid Capitol riot

Incident Details

Updated On: September 14, 2023
Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Erin Schaff (The New York Times)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

Press identification, 1

Armed robbers steal San Francisco TV crew video camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 6, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Unidentified journalist 8 (KNTV NBC Bay Area)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

San Francisco TV reporter robbed at gunpoint while recording interview

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 3, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX 5)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

San Francisco reporter pepper-sprayed during attempted robbery, the second in as many months

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 7, 2021
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Don Ford (KPIX 5)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Individuals steal photojournalist’s camera drone ahead of George Floyd anniversary demonstrations

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 25, 2021
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Mark Vancleave (Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Equipment Damage

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

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