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Reporters Committee, NPPA, CPJ to host training series for journalists covering 2020 political conventions
The virtual training series will cover the right to record, safely reporting on protests, ways to avoid arrest, and more. -
Letter to Cleveland Mayor, Police Chief on gas mask restrictions
The Reporters Committee and a coalition of news organizations wrote to the Cleveland mayor and police chief, objecting to the…ByCategorized in Newsgathering -
New York City settles for $18 million over RNC arrests of journalists, protesters
The city of New York has reached an $18 million settlement over the arrest of roughly 1,800 protesters, journalists, and… -
Reporters Committee announces political convention, G-8 hotlines for journalists
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press will partner with premier local law firms in Florida and North Carolina… -
Journalists arrested at ’08 RNC settle lawsuit
A settlement was announced today in the case of three journalists arrested during the 2008 Republican National Convention in Minnesota… -
Report on St. Paul convention arrests due this week
Last summer’s Republican National Convention is just a memory in St. Paul now, but the controversy surrounding the overwhelming police… -
Charges dropped against ABC producer arrested at DNC
Trespass charges filed during the Democratic National Convention in August against an ABC News producer will be dropped, ABC reported.… -
Fallout from St. Paul: freelancer returns home, is jailed again
Freelance photographer Jason Nicholas made news earlier this month as one of the unlucky journalists arrested in St. Paul during the Republican National Convention.… -
All told, more than 40 journalists were detained in St. Paul, newspaper says
With the pepper spray cleared and the flash-bang grenades gone, the Minnesota Independent newspaper has put together a list of journalists who… -
Up to 18 journalists cited while covering St. Paul protest arrests
More than a dozen journalists were cited and released in St. Paul Thursday night after they were penned in with…