a thread of instances where journalists have reported being shot at, injured, arrested, or harassed by police while documenting US protests:
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/MichaelAdams317/status/1266945268567678976
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/maggiekb1/status/1266929476862173186?s=20
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/mollyhf/status/1266911382613692422
louisville: https://www.wave3.com/2020/05/29/lmpd-officer-fires-pepper-balls-wave-news-reporter-photographer-during-louisville-protest/
LMPD officer fires pepper balls at WAVE 3 News reporter, photographer during Louisville protest

WAVE 3 News reporter Kaitlin Rust appeared to have been hit by rubber bullets reportedly fired by an LMPD officer during a protest in downtown Louisville.

https://www.wave3.com/2020/05/29/lmpd-officer-fires-pepper-balls-wave-news-reporter-photographer-during-louisville-protest/
DC: https://twitter.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/1266938209902252043
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/KillerMartinis/status/1266618525600399361
new york: https://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/1266934050415095808
minneapolis: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/cnn-reporter-arrested-omar-jimenez-minneapolis/2020/05/29/90832de6-a1cc-11ea-b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html
‘Never seen anything like this’: A CNN journalist’s arrest on live television shocks nation and...

Omar Jimenez calmly narrated the action as police cuffed him, in a stunning rejection of the common ground rules for media coverage of protests.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/cnn-reporter-arrested-omar-jimenez-minneapolis/2020/05/29/90832de6-a1cc-11ea-b5c9-570a91917d8d_story.html
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/AndrewMannix/status/1265756101057957890
nyc: https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/1266933018570219520
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1266944476171436033
LA: https://twitter.com/TinaDesireeBerg/status/1266922413591105536
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1266910910137995264 (h/t @evaholland)
chicago: https://twitter.com/JCB_Journo/status/1266898345945169922
denver: https://twitter.com/LEFendt/status/1266953418871984128
denver: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/29/denver-post-photographer-pepper-balls-george-floyd-protest/
Denver Post photographer struck twice by pepper balls during George Floyd protest

Denver Post photographer Hyoung Chang said he was hit twice with pepper balls after officer aimed at him during George Floyd protest Thursday night.

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/05/29/denver-post-photographer-pepper-balls-george-floyd-protest/
LA: https://twitter.com/cerisecastle/status/1266878695555231747
minneapolis, just moments ago: https://twitter.com/maggiekb1/status/1266961232218730496
dallas: https://twitter.com/HisGirlHildy/status/1266937604609622016
detroit: https://twitter.com/DetroitReporter/status/1266957225114861568
denver: https://twitter.com/jeremyjojola/status/1266945562957484032 (h/t @alaynaEalvarez for these denver leads)
denver: https://twitter.com/DavidASachs/status/1266920122893156353
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/ecjacobs/status/1266961720905469953?s=20 (h/t @ecjacobs)
minneapolis: (rough translation from swedish: "police fired on an Expressen reporter with rubber bullets") https://twitter.com/Expressen/status/1266750400880877570
las vegas: https://twitter.com/riolacanlale/status/1266976276968992768?s=20
LA: https://twitter.com/ShotOn35mm/status/1266875832569483264?s=20
oakland: https://twitter.com/SarahBelleLin/status/1266980899301683200
i see many asking why this thread is so long. i'm breaking the theme of this thread for a moment for some zoomed out context https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1267132763116838913?s=20
minneapolis (h/t @jwindh): https://twitter.com/mcquillanator/status/1266915485741993996
minneapolis (h/t @greg_keller): https://twitter.com/chrisserres/status/1267098060938776581?s=21
minneapolis: https://twitter.com/SimonMoyaSmith/status/1267054164774916096?s=20
fwiw: this thread documents attacks on journalists not bc i think journos should be treated differently from protesters, but bc it's noteworthy police are attacking journos *knowing* their job is to document. @WesleyLowery brings up some imp pts here: https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/1267163200979636224?s=20
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