Physical Attack

Data Summary

Total cases	51
Journalists attacked in 2018	7
Journalists attacked in 2017	39

KGTV reporter and photographer attacked while filming in San Diego

March 12, 2018

On March 12, 2018, an unidentified man attacked KGTV 10News San Diego news reporter Bree Steffen and photographer Mike Gold, …

Former White House aide Seb Gorka shoves Mediaite reporter at CPAC

February 22, 2018

Mediaite reporter Caleb Ecarma was shoved by former White House advisor Sebastian Gorka while attempting to interview him at the …

Reporter and photographer chased onto highway after trying to interview New Jersey funeral director

February 7, 2018

Photographer Andrew Mills and NJ Advance Media reporter Stephen Stirling were chased onto a highway and threatened by a man they were covering for a story in Hackettstown, New Jersey.On February 7, 2018, Mills and Stirling visited the neighborhood of funeral director Joseph Fantasia. His company, which contracted with government agencies to transport the dead, had been accused of mishandling bodies for over two years. In June, the Office of the State Medical Examiner severed its ties with Fantasia’s company, …

PIX11 reporter Howard Thompson attacked with bat during interview

February 6, 2018

As PIX11 reporter Howard Thompson tried to conduct an on-camera interview with a mechanic in New York on February 6, …

Jose Lebron-Pimentel attacks John Frasse and Howard Thompson

PIX11 photographer John Frasse attacked with bat during interview

February 6, 2018

PIX11 photographer John Frasse was attacked by a man wielding a metal baseball bat on February 6, 2018, as his …

Fox News cameraman shoved by Roy Moore campaign official in Alabama

November 27, 2017

An unidentified Fox News cameraman was shoved by Tony Goolsby, a campaign official with the Senate campaign of Alabama Republican …

KAPP-KVEW reporter Maria Leal threatened with knife, had camera damaged

October 30, 2017

Maria Leal, a reporter for local TV station KAPP-KVEW, was chased and threatened by a knife-wielding man in Yakima, Washington, …

KIMA Action News journalist Trisha McCauley threatened with knife, had camera damaged

October 30, 2017

Trisha McCauley, a reporter for local TV station KIMA, was chased and threatened by a knife-wielding man in Yakima, Washington, …

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Results Summary

Total Results	51
Journalists affected	47
Results in 2018	5

How we track Physical Attacks

Journalists who face physical violence and injury or equipment damage, either as the result of a targeted attack by a public or private individual or in the course of their work. If a journalist is hit by rubber bullets or bean bag rounds, it will be counted in this category.

Journalists affected by tear gas, pepper spray, or other mass riot control agents will be counted if the individual suffers serious injury or appears to have been specifically targeted. Incidents that fall outside these parameters and in which multiple journalists were affected by riot control agents may be counted in the “other” category.

Physical Attack

Data Summary

Results Summary

How we track Physical Attacks

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