Tipoffs for Greensboro, North Carolina (Public Policy) Newsletter for Friday May 05, 2023 ( 1 items ) |
More Than 45 Orgs Call to Drop Charges Against Asheville Journalists
SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNScapv) -- The Freedom of the Press Foundation issued the following news:
Last month, an Asheville, North Carolina, judge convicted two journalists of trespassing for doing nothing more than recording police conducting a homeless encampment sweep at a public park on Dec. 25, 2021. The journalists, Matilda Bliss and Veronica Coit, are entitled under North Carolina law to a second trial, this time with a jury.
Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) and the Commi
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