Equipment Damage

Total Incidents: 258

Equipment damaged at protests

180

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Journalists robbed of their equipment

41

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Number of cameras damaged or stolen

89

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Number of cellphones damaged or stolen

46

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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

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

Published

January 24, 2025

Written by

U.S. Press Freedom Tracker Staff
Journalists were targeted, repeatedly attacked for documenting LA protests

Published

July 25, 2024

Written by

Stephanie Sugars
Broken cameras, lost wages

Published

January 10, 2023

Written by

Kio Herrera

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