Tag: Linda Tirado

Photographer Sues Police for Blinding Her Left Eye, Uses Last Photo as Proof Last month, while covering protests in Minneapolis sparked by the killing of George Floyd, photojournalist Linda Tirado was blinded by a foam bullet fired via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2020/06/16/photographer-sues-police-for-blinding-her-left-eye-uses-last-photo-as-proof/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PetaPixel+%28PetaPixel%29 According to court documents obtained by PetaPixel, Ms. Tirado “stepped in front of the protesting…

A Reporter’s Cry on Live TV: ‘I’m Getting Shot! I’m Getting Shot!’ From a television crew assaulted by protesters to a photographer struck in the eye, journalists have found themselves targeted on the streets of America. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/us/minneapolis-protests-press.html From a television crew assaulted by protesters to a photographer struck in the eye, journalists have found…