This page compiles examples of police arresting journalists who are covering George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests, and incidents where they have sought to prevent media coverage. Updated as the protests continue.

In addition to the below, Chad Loder has compiled a Twitter thread of examples of violence against protestors and journalists, including videos. Examples include:

• Minneapolis, MN:
  • Police officers fire rubber bullets at a CBS news crew wearing credentials and with their cameras out. (Tweet)
  • A Vice reporter is wearing a press badge and repeatedly announces he's press. A police officer shouts "I don't care!" and pushes him to the ground. The reporter holds up his press badge. Another officer pepper sprays him in the face. (Tweet)

Minneapolis, MN

• June 2, 2020: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press + 115 other news organizations sent a letter 'urging Minnesota officials to take immediate, concrete steps to end the series of police arrests and attacks on clearly identifiable members of the news media'. They described multiple situations where journalists were tear gassed and shot at with rubber bullets.
• May 29, 2020: An entire CNN film crew was arrested on air without being notified of the cause. The Freedom of the Press Foundation's director described the arrest as violating the crew's First Amendment rights to cover public events.
• Photographer was hit with a rubber bullet in the face and is now permanently blind in one eye

Philadelphia, PA

• June 2, 2020: Philadelphia Inquirer reporter was arrested despite having a press exemption

Des Moines, IA

[Des Moines Register reporter Katie Akin] notes the approach of officers from her side of the lawn. She repeatedly yells, “I’m with the press. I’m with the Des Moines Register” as she and fellow reporter Shelby Fleig walk away. The officers continue to come toward them, the reporters keep retreating, and Akin repeats “I’m press” or “I’m with the Des Moines Register” 17 times in about 30 seconds. She also repeats “I’m going"…

An officer runs a few steps toward her with his arm raised and pepper-sprays her in the face…Put simply, Akin was attacked. She was physically separated from the protesters, clearly and repeatedly identified herself as press and was walking away. There was no reason for her to be pepper-sprayed.

• June 2, 2020: The executive editor of the Des Moines Register writes about 2 incidents: reporter Katie Akin being pepper-sprayed after repeatedly identifying herself as press (above), and reporter Andrea Sahouri being pepper-sprayed, zip-tied, and taken to jail to be charged with 'failure to disperse and interference'.

Washington, DC

• June 1, 2020: While reporting in Washington, DC, the Australian 7NEWS crew was attacked by police while on air. A police officer in riot gear hit the cameraman with a shield before punching the camera. (Video link below)

Cleveland, OH

• June 1, 2020: Cleveland police announce "No media is allowed downtown unless they are inside their place of residence", preventing them from covering protests.

Las Vegas, NV

• May 30, 2020: "Las Vegas police wrongly jailed dozens of protesters and two photojournalists during a tense Friday protest on the Strip, violating a court order that prohibits most misdemeanor bookings during the coronavirus pandemic."