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When covering a protest leads to arrest, what protections do journalists really have?

Poynter · Jason Collins · last updated

What started as a routine reporting assignment ended with Fox 7 photojournalist Carlos Sanchez face-down on the ground, surrounded by police officers and zip-tied at the wrists — and a […]

 

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