Sunday, October 12, 2014
Recent harassment of indy journalists
Since the 1960s when the FBI and local police engaged in violence and
continuous harassment against "underground weeklies," repression against
dissenting U.S. outlets has decreased but certainly not ended. Case in point: the 2008 Republican Convention in Minnesota. Three years later, the journalists' suit against the police was
settled, with $100,000 in compensation being paid by the St. Paul and
Minneapolis police departments and the Secret Service. The settlement
included an agreement by the St. Paul police to implement a training
program aimed at educating officers regarding the 1st Amendment rights
of the press and public, including proper procedures for dealing with
the journalists covering demonstrations.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment