【全米抗議】報道陣、警察と暴徒の両方から攻撃される
【全米抗議】報道陣、警察と暴徒の両方から攻撃されるJournalists, attacked by police and rioters alike, must build local bridges
By Joel Simon
JUNE 2, 2020
IN SIX DAYS AND NIGHTS OF PROTESTS across America in response to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, journalists have been assaulted, harassed, pepper sprayed, shot with rubber bullets, and arrested on live TV. The volume of incidents and their increasing severity have led some to suggest that President Trump’s anti-media rhetoric may have triggered the violence. The reality is that aggressive, militarized policing across much of the country, combined with a growing number of protesters who are hostile toward traditional media, has made covering protests an increasingly dangerous assignment. While we have not recently seen anything on the current scale, this is a reality that existed prior to Trump’s election.
