Media Institute Joins in Urging End to Police Targeting of Journalists
June 05, 2020
June 05, 2020
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 5 -- The Media Institute issued the following news release:
"The First Amendment protects journalists who are complying with reasonable law enforcement directions when covering civil unrest. The right of the media to report on police activity is foundational to our democracy, but recent documented events in Minnesota and around the country have shown the extent to which police have been violating this constitutional right," said Richard T. Kaplar, . . .
"The First Amendment protects journalists who are complying with reasonable law enforcement directions when covering civil unrest. The right of the media to report on police activity is foundational to our democracy, but recent documented events in Minnesota and around the country have shown the extent to which police have been violating this constitutional right," said Richard T. Kaplar, . . .