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St. Paul in the Hot Seat over Journalist Arrests
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by kate | September 8, 2008 at 07:57 am
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60,000 signatures were collected in 72 hours against the authorities who orchestrated this crackdown on free speech at the Republican National Convention.
Where are the front page stories about this, though? This is a completely shocking moment in American history. I have seen virtually nothing about it in the newspapers.
On Thursday, the final night of the convention, it appears that authorities ratcheted up their attacks on both protesters and credentialed journalists, lobbing tear gas and percussion grenades into crowds and arresting student journalists, local TV photographers, Associated Press reporters, and two MyFox journalists, among others.Other journalists have also been pepper-sprayed, and reporters with I-Witness were held at gunpoint during a "pre-emptive" raid aimed at disrupting protesters last weekend.
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at 08:21 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
"Where are the front page stories," indeed ...
I mean even the sleepiest of people should be getting the picture by now ...
at 13:25 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff. When accredited journalists are attacked, we're all attacked.
at 15:04 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:18 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:19 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 15:29 on September 8th, 2008
This has to be one the most under-reported stories of the year. I guess that's what happens when you lock up journalists. Truly deplorable conduct on the part of the authorities.
at 15:35 on September 8th, 2008
Gosh, if you didn't hear about it in the news then it simply must be not important and you're overreacting.
Please, Kate... don't worry. Be happy.
at 15:55 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 16:04 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 21:35 on September 8th, 2008
kate, I like this story. It's good stuff.