An important victory for the First Amendment : Iowa journalist Andrea Sahouri acquitted in rare trial of reporter Ryan W. Miller and William Morris, USA TODAY I did nothing wrong : Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri talks after acquittal UP NEXT
DES MOINES, Iowa – Andrea Sahouri, the Iowa journalist who was arrested as she reported on racial justice protests last summer, was found not guilty in a case that drew widespread condemnation from journalism and free press organizations.
Sahouri, a Des Moines Register reporter, was one of just a handful of journalists whose charges stemming from coverage of the protests in the wake of George Floyd s killing were not thrown out. More than 120 reporters were arrested or detained in 2020, but in most cases, prosecutors dropped the charges.
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Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.
An important victory for the First Amendment : Iowa journalist Andrea Sahouri acquitted in rare trial of reporter Ryan W. Miller and William Morris, USA TODAY I did nothing wrong : Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri talks after acquittal
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DES MOINES, Iowa – Andrea Sahouri, the Iowa journalist who was arrested as she reported on racial justice protests last summer, was found not guilty in a case that drew widespread condemnation from journalism and free press organizations.
Sahouri, a Des Moines Register reporter, was one of just a handful of journalists whose charges stemming from coverage of the protests in the wake of George Floyd s killing were not thrown out. More than 120 reporters were arrested or detained in 2020, but in most cases, prosecutors dropped the charges.