U.S. Inquiry Sought in Police Treatment of Press at Ferguson Protests – NYTimes.com

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U.S. Inquiry Sought in Police Treatment of Press at Ferguson Protests

A report by the PEN American Center cited police interference with journalists, including holding reporters in areas that denied them access to the protests, and accusations of threats and assaults.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/27/business/media/-us-inquiry-sought-in-police-treatment-of-press-at-ferguson-protests-.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

The examples in the report included the decision to hold reporters in areas that denied them access to the events they had come to cover, and accusations of flashing lights to hinder photographers and of threats and assaults, culminating in the arrest of 21 journalists.