More Than 45 Orgs Call to Drop Charges Against Asheville Journalists
May 04, 2023
May 04, 2023
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 Founda . . .
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 Founda . . .