Josh Stearns

Photojournalist Arrested at Occupy D.C.

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:55:34 -0500

Full article: Washington Post
Katie Rogers
Photojournalist Jerry Nelson was among the handful of people arrested at Occupy D.C.'s McPherson Square camp this weekend. He's not the first journalist to be arrested during such a sweep: Over the weekend, photojournalist Carlos Miller was arrested during Occupy protests in Miami and found that police had deleted video he'd taken of his arrest. And in November, at least six journalists were arrested during a New York Police Department raid on Zuccotti Park.

Journalists Arrested at Saturday Occupy Oakland Protest

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:05:48 -0500

Full article: OaklandNorth
Lexi Pandell
Nearly 400 people, including six local journalists, were swept up in mass arrests at an Occupy Oakland protest on Saturday night, according to a City of Oakland press release. The number of journalists arrested during the coverage of a single Occupy-related event was the highest since last November, when 10 reporters were arrested during the police raids on New York's Zuccotti Park.

Free Press Condemns Ongoing Arrests of Journalists at Occupy Protests

Jenn Ettinger — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:51:28 -0500

On Saturday, six journalists, many with press credentials, were arrested when Oakland, Calif. police clashed with Occupy protesters. These arrests bring the total number of journalists detained in Occupy protests nationwide to nearly 50. Free Press has been tracking journalist arrests and press suppression related to the Occupy movement since September.

Dear WaPo: Innovating Too Quickly Is Not the Problem

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:08:50 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Mathew Ingram
In a column about the launch of some recent digital projects from the <em>Washington Post</em>, the newspaper's ombudsman expressed concern there might be too much innovation going on at the paper, and all this change might be happening too quickly for some, both inside and outside the paper. But as a number of responses have noted, the last thing the <em>Post</em> needs to worry about is whether it’s moving too quickly. If anything, the pace of change in media is speeding up rather than slowing down.

What Are the Rights of Reporters Covering Protests?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:28:22 -0500

Full article: The Nation
Jonathan Peters
Reporting on protests is no easy job -- just ask the thirty-six reporters arrested while covering the Occupy movement, from New York to Boston to Nashville and beyond. What rights do reporters have to gather the news? Do they need credentials? Do reporters have the right in public places to record police activity?

Storify Story of the Year: A Detailed Inventory of Reporter Arrests at Occupy Protests

Stevie Converse — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:24:36 -0500

Full article: Storify.com
Free Press' Josh Stearns combines the craftsmanship of traditional journalism with the latest tools of new media to contribute an important and lasting piece of enterprise journalism. Three-dozen arrests that could have been forgotten or misrepresented instead became a part of the larger Occupy story, clearly identifying one of the key questions about how law enforcement was handling the protests.

Some Journalists Still Facing Charges After Occupy Arrests

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:17:33 -0500

Full article: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Nicole Lozare
While many journalists covering "Occupy" protests around the country still face arrest and looming court dates, while some are learning that they will not face charges.

Occupying the First Amendment

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:00:44 -0500

Full article: Yes!
Josh Stearns
This week, we celebrate the 220th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. However, this celebration is overshadowed by three months of journalist arrests and press suppression across the U.S.

Defining Journalism Is Easier Said than Done

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:24:35 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Mathew Ingram
The ripples continue to spread from a recent Oregon court ruling involving a blogger who was sued for defamation, and argued that she should be covered by the state's "media shield" law. The judge decided that she didn't qualify as a journalist, which in turn reignited the old debate over whether bloggers are -- or can sometimes be -- journalists. Some have argued that instead of this question, it's more important to define what journalism is, and ensure that it remains protected. But in many ways, that is even harder to define than who qualifies to be a journalist.

Media Group Calls on Mayors to Respect Journalists' Rights at Occupy Events

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:30:22 -0500

Full article: Poynter
Adam Hochberg
Media reform organization Free Press has delivered a petition to the nation's mayors urging them to protect the rights of journalists covering Occupy rallies. The group says 30 journalists have been arrested at rallies, and it’s tracking those arrests on a Google docs spreadsheet and a Storify page.