Press Foundation Documents At Least 100 Different “Incidents Of Aggressions” Against Media During Weekend Of Protests
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deadline.comBy Ted Johnson The images throughout the weekend of protests of the death of George Floyd, followed by looting and vandalism, also saw widespread reports of members of the media being attacked, harassed, injured and arrested.
A spokesperson for the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, run by the Freedom of the Press Foundation, said that they “are in the process of documenting at least 100 different incidents of aggressions against the media over the weekend” — from May 29 to May 31.
The numbers may go higher as incidents are reported from Sunday evening. Of the more than 60 assaults on journalists they have tracked, 10 include damage to news equipment.
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