Equipment Damage

Total Incidents: 247

Equipment damaged at protests

174

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Journalists robbed of their equipment

41

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Number of cameras damaged or stolen

88

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Number of cellphones damaged or stolen

44

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Number of newsrooms damaged

13

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Equipment damaged or stolen in the course of a journalist’s work.

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Articles About Equipment Damage

Broken cameras, lost wages

Published

January 10, 2023

Written by

Kio Herrera
Charges — and punishments — for J6 rioters who hurt journalists, damaged news equipment

Published

October 21, 2022

Written by

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
For visual journalists, harassment now comes from all sides

Published

October 18, 2021

Written by

Stephanie Sugars

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