Article in Common Dreams by Eloise Goldsmith, 6/9/25
Headline: “Reporters Without Borders Decries ‘Wave of Violence’ Against Journalists at LA Protests”
Subhead: ” ‘These protests are a matter of huge public interest and the public has a right to know exactly what’s going on,’ said the executive director of RSF USA.”
“The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders, also known as RSF, on Monday condemned recorded attacks carried out largely by law enforcement, but also by protestors, against journalists reporting on protests that took place in Los Angeles this past weekend. . .”
” ‘The wave of violence against journalists on the streets of Los Angeles this weekend is unacceptable. These protests are a matter of huge public interest and the public has a right to know exactly what’s going on. The only way that can happen is if journalists are allowed to do their jobs freely,’ said Clayton Weimers, the executive director of RSF USA.
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/los-angeles-rsf-reporters-immigration
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Article in in Committee to Project Journalists by Staff, 6/9/25
Headline: “Law enforcement injure multiple journalists, others assaulted while covering Los Angeles protests”
“We are greatly concerned by the reports of law enforcement officers’ shooting non-lethal rounds at reporters covering protests in Los Angeles. Any attempt to discourage or silence media coverage by intimidating or injuring journalists should not be tolerated,” said CPJ U.S., Canada, and Caribbean Program Coordinator Katherine Jacobsen. ‘ . . .“
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