Incident Details
- Date of Incident
- January 20, 2017
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Assailant
- Law enforcement
- Was the journalist targeted?
- Yes
Assault
A screencap from a video showing Washington Post photographer Dalton Bennett after being knocked to the ground by police officers during protests in Washington, D.C. on January 20, 2017.
January 20, 2017
Washington Post videojournalist Dalton Bennett was thrown to the ground by police while covering a protest of President Donald Trump's inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2017.
Alex Emmons, a reporter at The Intercept, captured video of the altercation and published it on Twitter.
Washington Post reporter Dalton Bennett thrown to the ground by riot police. pic.twitter.com/4I442QhEqM
— Alex Emmons (@AlexanderEmmons) January 20, 2017
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