The third clear example of a news crew being deliberately targeted by law enforcement in the US I’ve seen.

Anybody else seen similar incidents? https://twitter.com/AdiGTV/status/1266554320717099008">https://twitter.com/AdiGTV/st...
The other example from last night is a news crew being hit with less lethal rounds from a paintball gun. https://twitter.com/wave3news/status/1266555731731415040?s=20">https://twitter.com/wave3news...
And of course a CNN crew being arrested. https://twitter.com/NickGjerde/status/1266311406649061377?s=20">https://twitter.com/NickGjerd...
There is also a claim that journalists were targeted with tear gas by the National Guard.

I haven’t see any other media on it, so it’s difficult to verify. If you’ve got any, send it over. https://twitter.com/jeffpeguescbs/status/1266313412772061189?s=20">https://twitter.com/jeffpegue...
Here a photojournalist is threatened with a less-lethal weapon. https://twitter.com/ericweddle/status/1266564799384649728?s=20">https://twitter.com/ericweddl...
Claim that Scandinavian journalists were targeted with less lethal rounds.

H/t @WritesRights https://twitter.com/vgnett/status/1266732343311687680?s=20">https://twitter.com/vgnett/st...
Claims that an independent journalist was tackled by the police.

Video of the encounter will be in the next tweet. https://twitter.com/nicola_imfeld/status/1266580948847558659?s=20">https://twitter.com/nicola_im...
Video of this incident.

(Once again, h/t @WritesRights) https://youtu.be/VuMLEev7cAQ ">https://youtu.be/VuMLEev7c...
Photo-journalist hit by less lethal marker round in face.

H/t @daphnetoli https://twitter.com/KillerMartinis/status/1266618525600399361?s=20">https://twitter.com/KillerMar...
@UR_Ninja team being rushed and threatened with arrest while conducting an interview and identifying themselves as press.

Had a few people send me this one.

Incidentally @UR_Ninja do great work and are a good follow. https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1266652249650016257?s=20">https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/...
Two journalists covering the protests had a weapon pointed at them by police. The weapon was not lowered despite identifying themselves as journalists.

H/t @cog_ink https://twitter.com/madeleinebaran/status/1266610933071138816?s=20">https://twitter.com/madeleine...
Update: the journalist who was hit by a less lethal round to the face says she is now permanently blind in that eye. https://twitter.com/KillerMartinis/status/1266786161143537669?s=20">https://twitter.com/KillerMar...
CBS news crew targeted with less lethal rounds in Minneapolis. Clearly a news crew: you can see the sound boom at the end of the video. https://twitter.com/MikeGeorgeCBS/status/1266919447970942986?s=20">https://twitter.com/MikeGeorg...
Account of a how a group of around a dozen journalists deliberately targeted by tear gas rounds by Minnesota State Patrol. https://twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266911382613692422?s=20">https://twitter.com/mollyhf/s...
Injuries received by @mollyhf in the incident described above. https://twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266962492485500929?s=20">https://twitter.com/mollyhf/s...
Group of journalists held at gunpoint by police despite clearly identifying themselves as press. They were later thrown to the ground and pepper sprayed in the face. 1/2 https://twitter.com/MichaelAdams317/status/1266938990298574848?s=20">https://twitter.com/MichaelAd...
2/2 This journalist @MichaelAdams317 is pepper sprayed as he continually identifies himself and press, and visibly holding up his press credentials. https://twitter.com/MichaelAdams317/status/1266945268567678976?s=20">https://twitter.com/MichaelAd...
A camera crew from @9NewsAUS were detained, handcuffed and searched by police in Minneapolis. https://twitter.com/TimArvier9/status/1266969637817909250?s=20">https://twitter.com/TimArvier...
Members of a @Reuters TV crew were targeted and hit by rubber bullets despite being clearly identified as press. https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN237050?__twitter_impression=true">https://mobile.reuters.com/article/a...
Reuters cameraman hit by rubber bullets as police disperse protesters

Two members of a Reuters TV crew were hit by rubber bullets and injured in Minneapolis on Saturday night when police moved into an area occupied by about 500 protesters in the southwest of the city...

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN237050?__twitter_impression=true
Cameraman clearly identified as press shot by less lethal round in Minneapolis.

H/t @honhow https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1266912774833287169?s=20">https://twitter.com/bubbaprog...
Camera crew who are clearly identifiable as press were targeted and hit by less lethal rounds in Minneapolis. https://twitter.com/MikeGeorgeCBS/status/1266916104951214080?s=20">https://twitter.com/MikeGeorg...
The above incident was the end result of the CBS camera crew who were targeted 9 tweets above this one.

Gonna start numbering incidents: better late than never. Tbh I din’t think there would be enough incidents to warrant numbering them.
Incident 17 (!) MSNBC crew who are clearly identifiable as journalists targeted with flashbangs in Minneapolis.

H/t @cog_ink, keep ‘em coming bro. https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1266910910137995264?s=20">https://twitter.com/atrupar/s...
Incident 18 Journalists rushed and arrested by NYPD.

I swear to god if any police mess up @DGisSERIOUS’s face I will be mad. https://twitter.com/PLBarghouty/status/1266922618122354690?s=20">https://twitter.com/PLBarghou...
Incident 19: WCCO Journalist arrested In Minneapolis despite identifying himself as press. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1266969809125666818?s=20">https://twitter.com/chadloder...
Incident 20: Journalists & TV crew who are clearly press targeted with tear gas and rubber bullets in Minneapolis. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1266962631887224837?s=20">https://twitter.com/chadloder...
UPDATE incident 6: Swedish journalists targeted by less lethal rounds https://twitter.com/ChrChristensen/status/1267030246118821890?s=20">https://twitter.com/ChrChrist...
Incident 21: multiple journalist pepper sprayed despite identifying themselves as journalists. I believe in Minneapolis.

H/t @honhow https://twitter.com/ryanraiche/status/1266919035033264130?s=20">https://twitter.com/ryanraich...
Incident 22: journalists in car targeted with (likely) less lethal rounds. Windows smashed and some minor injuries.

Unsure if they were able to identify as journalists. https://twitter.com/RyanFaircloth/status/1266954131324928003?s=20">https://twitter.com/RyanFairc...
Incident 23: journalist hit with less lethal round in LA. https://twitter.com/cerisecastle/status/1266878695555231747?s=20">https://twitter.com/cerisecas...
UPDATE Incident 22: description of event and thread with some more images. https://twitter.com/maggiekb1/status/1266961232218730496?s=20">https://twitter.com/maggiekb1...
Incident 23: journalist pepper sprayed in Chicago despite identifying himself as press. https://twitter.com/JCB_Journo/status/1266898345945169922?s=20">https://twitter.com/JCB_Journ...
Incident 24: journalist in Washington DC got hit by less lethal round on the hand. Unsure if he was targeted or just the result of indiscriminate aim. https://twitter.com/mattrodierphot1/status/1267042639871971328?s=20">https://twitter.com/mattrodie...
Incident 25: journalists targeted with tear gas in Minneapolis

H/t for @Shayan86 for translation: & #39;from a press photographer: "We were standing here with a group of reporters, told the police we were from the press but they targeted us nonetheless"& #39; https://twitter.com/hosseinfatemii/status/1266919473111588865?s=20">https://twitter.com/hosseinfa...
UPDATE incident 18: @HuffPost have confirmed one of their reporters was arrested. https://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/1266934050415095808?s=20">https://twitter.com/HuffPost/...
Incident 26: @HuffPost reporter hit in leg by less lethal round. Unclear if targeted or not. I believe Washington DC. https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1266938209902252043?s=20">https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewi...
Incident 27: journalist arrested by NYPD despite identifying himself as press. https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1266933018570219520?s=20">https://twitter.com/keithboyk...
Incident 28: journalist pepper sprayed and arrested in Minneapolis despite identifying himself as press. https://twitter.com/SimonMoyaSmith/status/1267054164774916096?s=20">https://twitter.com/SimonMoya...
Incident 29: a @DeutscheWelle film crew in Minneapolis were threatened with arrest and later shot at with less lethal rounds as they were preparing to broadcast live, despite identifying themselves as journalists.
UPDATE

I have summarised these incidents in this article for @bellingcat. I will continue to post in this thread the many, many other incidents that have been sent to me. https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2020/05/31/us-law-enforcement-are-deliberately-targeting-journalists-during-george-floyd-protests/">https://www.bellingcat.com/news/amer...
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests - bellingcat

Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of George Floyd. The arrest of a CNN crew...

https://www.bellingcat.com/news/americas/2020/05/31/us-law-enforcement-are-deliberately-targeting-journalists-during-george-floyd-protests/
Incident 30: former Marine in LA who was documenting the protests was shot in the head by a less lethal round. As a result he has a bleed on the brain.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1v_AAF3Gw/?igshid=1akj2cgx5bhkg">https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1v_AA...
Incident 31: Chief US Correspondent for @Independent states that international media are being targeted with less lethal munitions in Minneapolis. https://twitter.com/AndrewBuncombe/status/1266911003356381184?s=20">https://twitter.com/AndrewBun...
Incident 32: journalist repeatedly hit despite identifying as press in LA.

H/T @KABGreek (who also has a thread running with these incidents.) https://twitter.com/ShotOn35mm/status/1266875832569483264?s=20">https://twitter.com/ShotOn35m...
Thread broke, it continues below. https://twitter.com/N_Waters89/status/1267096217844174853?s=20">https://twitter.com/N_Waters8...
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