Robert Lemke was arrested Tuesday in California after a criminal complaint charged him with "making threatening interstate communications," according to the U.S. Justice Department.
Thursday, 21 January 2021, 6:47 am
As President Biden and Vice President Kamala
Harris take office on January 20, Reporters Without Borders
(RSF) calls on them to take immediate leadership on press
freedom by signing the Press Freedom Pact. Members of
Congress are also urged to sign the pact to demonstrate
their commitment to ensuring First Amendment protections for
journalists are respected, after a spate of detentions and
assaults against those covering the recent riot in
Washington, DC.
Ahead of November’s
elections, RSF called
on all candidates running for public office to sign the
Press Freedom Pact a pledge of just under 50 words
Bulletproof vests and gas masks: Journalists prep for Inauguration Day
At the end of December, Los Angeles Times Washington Bureau Chief Kimbriell Kelly was looking at getting Moleskine notebooks as gifts for her staff. A couple weeks later, she was procuring goods of a decidedly different kind: gas masks, helmets and body armor for LA Times staff members who will be attending Wednesday’s inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.
Newsrooms like the LA Times have distributed protective equipment and held safety trainings to prepare reporters for Inauguration Day. Protests and demonstrations around the ceremony in Washington, DC are typical, but after the riots on January 6, journalists are preparing for another violent outbreak.
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A TV reporter broadcasts in front of military vehicles near the U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC., 14 January 2021, Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images Tensions remain high in the U.S. in the build-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, 2021.
This statement was originally published on cpj.org on 14 January 2021.
Tensions remain high in the U.S. in the build-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20, 2021.
Following the violent takeover of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on January 6, which resulted in the death of five individuals and numerous media workers being threatened and attacked, as documented by CPJ, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned that armed protests are being planned at all 50 state capitols, as well as at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C., according to news reports. “A Million Militia March” on Inauguration Day has been advertised on social media by extremist groups
Face to face with a maskless man threatening to shoot her, Amanda Andrade-Rhoades had limited options.
The freelance photojournalist was working solo on assignment for The Washington Post last Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the U.S. Capitol, rioting as Congress voted to certify the 2020 election results.
The man was tall and older, with a mustache and a tan jacket, Andrade-Rhoades told VOA.