journalist arrests

Journalist Recovers Video of His Arrest After Police Deleted It

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:02 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Timothy B. Lee
A Miami journalist has recovered video of police officers arresting him after it was deleted from his camera. The man was covering a police effort to evict Occupy Miami protestors. He plans to file a complaint with the police department and with the United States Department of Justice.

Goodbye Press Freedoms: More Journalists Arrested Covering Occupy, Occupy Tweets Subpoenaed

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:07:38 -0500

Full article: AlterNet
Sarah Seltzer
Since the Occupy protests began, more and more members of the press have been arrested, harassed, or kept from covering evictions -- raising serious First Amendment alarm bells. Indeed, the U.S. has plummeted to 47th in the world for press freedoms thanks to the law enforcement reaction to those who cover the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Protest about NYPD Treatment of the Press Outside Bloomberg's Townhouse

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:16:14 -0500

Full article: Capital New York
Joe Pompeo
Activists are planning a visit to the block where Michael Bloomberg lives to protest the city's alleged infractions on what they say are the First Amendment rights of protesters and journalists covering protesters.

The Rules on News Coverage Are Clear, but the Police Keep Pushing

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:40:40 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Michael Powell
In late November, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly said police officers must "respect the public's right to know about these events and the media's right of access to report." Recent events suggest that the commissioner should speak more loudly.

Volunteers Take Shifts Fasting in Support of Hunger-Strike Journalist in Iran Jail

Stevie Converse — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:36:45 -0400

Full article: Chicago Tribune
Brian Cox
A group of students and faculty at Northwestern University laid down their forks and knives Sunday and started taking part in a worldwide hunger strike in support of journalist Roxana Saberi, who is imprisoned in Iran for espionage.

U.S. Reporters Face Up to 10 Years Jail Time in North Korea

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:09:13 -0400

Full article: Breitbart.com
An international media freedom group urged North Korea to drop plans to put two detained U.S. reporters on trial, saying they face up to 10 years of forced labour if convicted. The pair, who work for Current TV in California, were working on a story about refugees fleeing the hardline communist North.

Lawyer Meets with U.S. Journalist Detained in Iran

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:43:39 -0400

Full article: CNN
An American journalist detained in Iran has received a visit from an attorney. The attorney said that initially Roxana Saberi's spirits were not good and she was not feeling well. But her spirits changed when she heard about the outpouring of support.

Press Freedom Group Asks Iran to Release Reporter

Stevie Converse — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 11:40:06 -0400

Full article: Reuters
The Committee to Protect Journalists asked Iran to make public the charges against an Iranian-American reporter who has been jailed since Jan. 31, requesting the direct intervention of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Freelance journalist Roxana Saberi, 31, has not been heard from since Feb. 10, and was being held in Tehran's Evin prison.

Journalists Under Fire

Stevie Converse — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:48:41 -0500

Full article: Port Folio Weekly
Dave Potvin
A dramatic, outrageous, unprecedented assault on the 1st Amendment has been largely ignored by the mainstream media, many of whose members were among the victims. At least 50 journalists were detained or arrested while covering the Republican National Convention.

Sprouts: Journalism Under Siege at the RNC

Candace Clement — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:16:11 -0400

American national political conventions have long been known for wacky party hats, a multitude of political buttons, showers of confetti, and long-winded speeches -- inside the convention centers.