Watchdogs Say Assaults on Journalists Covering Protests Is on a 'Scale That We Have Not Seen Before'

[tulc]

Watchdogs Say Assaults on Journalists Covering Protests Is on a 'Scale That We Have Not Seen Before'

Reports of attacks on journalists or other violations of press freedom have been coming at a much faster rate than usual at the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, managed by the Freedom of the Press Foundation. The uptick in claims comes as reporters cover the protests against police brutality that have sprung up across the country in response to the murder of George Floyd on May 25.

tulc(is going to need way more coffee soon)

 

[Broken Fence]

Watchdogs Say Assaults on Journalists Covering Protests Is on a 'Scale That We Have Not Seen Before'

tulc(is going to need way more coffee soon)

Is because the American people don't trust the news, what a mess were all in.

 

[tulc]

Is because the American people don't trust the news, what a mess were all in.

That's a mighty big brush you used in the above. Care to narrow it down somewhat?
tulc(is just wondering)

 

[Broken Fence]

That's a mighty big brush you used in the above. Care to narrow it down somewhat?
tulc(is just wondering)

Some of us Americans have a hard time trusting the news. If you can't trust the news then what?

 

[Hank77]

Some of us Americans have a hard time trusting the news. If you can't trust the news then what?

It's not protesters assaulting the media, it's the cops. They are stopping them from videotaping what is happening and even arresting them.

 

[disciple Clint]

It's not protesters assaulting the media, it's the cops. They are stopping them from videotaping what is happening and even arresting them.

Why do you say that? We have evidence that antifa has attacked reporters in the past. Google shows it has happened several times.

 

[Hank77]

Why do you say that? We have evidence that antifa has attacked reporters in the past. Google shows it has happened several times.

Because the main theme of the article is about the increase in police assaulting and arresting journalists. Did you read the article and watch the videos?

What sets the past few days apart is the targeting of journalists by law enforcement even after they have identified themselves as members of the press, says Courtney Radsch, advocacy director at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonprofit dedicated to press freedom and partner of the Press Freedom Tracker. Some of the violence has also been committed by protesters and by groups of “vigilantes” wielding bats, according to tracker officials.
As of Thursday, the Freedom Tracker team has documented more than 45 arrests, 180 assaults on journalists—149 of which were by police, and include physical attacks or use of force like rubber bullets or tear gas—and 40 cases of equipment or newsroom damage.
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The recent increase in the use of force by police against journalists is a particular cause for concern, Radsch adds. “Obviously we don’t want anyone to attack journalists,” she says. “But police are authorities that are required to abide by the First Amendment and by human rights principles. I am just—I am in shock about what is happening.”

Watchdogs Say Assaults on Journalists Covering Protests Is on a 'Scale That We Have Not Seen Before'

 

[The Barbarian]

It's not protesters assaulting the media, it's the cops. They are stopping them from videotaping what is happening and even arresting them.

Considering what video has done to lots of corrupt cops lately, you can understand why the relatively few criminals among them would be angry at photographers. I would imagine the law-abiding cops would welcome observation.

 

[Archivist]

It's not protesters assaulting the media, it's the cops. They are stopping them from videotaping what is happening and even arresting them.

And this is making the US look so good in Russia, China and other countries.