The statement reads:
âRecent civil unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul has drawn national attention to the relationship between media, protestors and law enforcement officials. The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a School dedicated to teaching students and training professionals to be leaders in their fields and to be thoughtful, productive citizens in their communities and in public life. Less than a year ago during social unrest, we stated unequivocally that the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication takes seriously its responsibility to educate the public on the rights and responsibilities protecting press freedoms covered by the First Amendment,â said Elisia Cohen, director of the Hubbard School and professor. âIt is disheartening that even after a court order protecting journalists to ensure their First Amendment right to lawfully cover protests, documentation provided to the U.S. District Court demonstrates that journalists h
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Replay Video UP NEXT At the start of the Derek Chauvin murder trial for the killing of George Floyd, defense attorney Eric Nelson asked jurors to exercise their common sense and apply sound judgment based solely on the evidence presented, stressing, there is no political or social cause in this courtroom. But advocates say that the social ills that disproportionately impact minority communities are on display in a case where a white officer knelt on the neck of a Black man for more than 9 minutes, despite his cries and even after he had no pulse. And they say that, as in other trials that involve Black men, the victim himself is facing more scrutiny than the suspect.
Officer Kim Potter who fatally shot Wright and Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon resigned Tuesday.
Also on Tuesday, St. Paul declared another curfew: This one for 10 p.m. Our hearts go out to Daunte Wrightâs family and friends, and to their community, Red Wing Mayor Mike Wilson said. Our hearts also go out to the thousands of cops all across our nation who leave their families every day to protect and serve, and who are devastated by what happened in Brooklyn Center. Here in Red Wing, I am so proud of our police department, proud of their extensive crisis training and proud of the professionalism, care and respect they demonstrate to every member of our community as they work 24/7 to keep us safe.