Reports of Violence Against Journalists Worldwide Mount as U.S. Protests Intensify

Media people on the front lines of protests against racial inequality have been hurt around the world.  Reports of a Kentucky reporter being shot by a rubber bullet  and a CNN reporter being unjustifiably arrested came out last week.  Unfortunately, as the fury continues to spread, there have been several more stories of media people being affected.  Here are a few stories of how members of the domestic and foreign press have been affected.

Journalists covering the unrest in major U.S. cities stemming from the death of George Floyd are coming into harm’s way, with dozens claiming they have been beaten, chased or even shot at while on the job. (WSJ)

In Seattle Monday night, MSNBC reporter Jo Ling Kent was reporting from the Capitol Hill neighborhood. As police began advancing on protesters, she was hit in the arm by what was at first thought to be fireworks, but during the 3 p.m. ET hour on MSNBC Tuesday, Kent said she now believes it was a flashbang grenade fired by police. (TVNewser)

The Australian prime minister has called for an investigation into how police officers treated two Australian journalists who were covering a protest outside the White House on Monday. (NYT)

Foreign reporters Amelia Brace and Tim Myers with Australia’s 7NEWS were in the crowd covering the demonstration live on air when officers suddenly began to violently disperse the protesters to make room for President Trump’s photo op in front of a nearby church. (Vox)

Brace told her network that both she and Myers were left “pretty bruised, but okay” after their encounter with police in riot gear outside the White House. (CBS News)