January 6 Riot Changes Conversation About Media Safety in US
WASHINGTON - News crews attacked, equipment set on fire, ‘Murder the media’ scrawled on a Capitol door. Journalists as well as lawmakers were
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WASHINGTON - News crews attacked, equipment set on fire, ‘Murder the media’ scrawled on a Capitol door. Journalists as well as lawmakers were
Attacks and threats to news crews covering events at the Capitol underscore growing hostility to media and need for better risk training, media experts say
Attacks and threats to news crews covering events at the Capitol underscore growing hostility to media and need for better risk training, media experts say
At least 57 journalists were detained across the U.S. in 2021, with nearly all those cases taking place in just two cities where media were covering protests. While the number of those detained is less than the record 142 media arrests in 2020, the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, which documents violations against media, says it…
At least 57 journalists have been detained while covering protests across the U.S. in 2021, Press Freedom Tracker shows