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MSNBC journalist hit with incendiary device while reporting live in Seattle

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Jo Ling Kent (MSNBC)

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

MSNBC reporter struck with projectile during live broadcast from Washington protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Garrett Haake (MSNBC)

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

MSNBC host struck by rubber bullet while covering protests in Minneapolis

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Ali Velshi (MSNBC)

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

Trump’s anti-press language on Twitter mirrored in violent video created by supporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC), Rachel Maddow (MSNBC), Media

Other Incident

Arkansas man arrested after threatening to kill CNN anchor Don Lemon

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 6, 2018
Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas
Targets: CNN, MSNBC

Other Incident

Morning Joe hosts claim that administration officials tried to use Enquirer story as leverage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Joe Scarborough (MSNBC), Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC)

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