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News of the movement for Sept 3, 2008

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ST. PAUL MAYOR AND MEDIA MUM ON JOURNALISM CRACKDOWN
In St. Paul this week, a new generation of media makers is under assault by the city's mayor and law enforcement officers. These leaders think free speech is a privilege that extends only to their closest allies in the mainstream media. For the rest of us, it's a crime.
Timothy Karr, Huffington Post
Timothy Karr: St. Paul Mayor and Media Mum on Journalism Crackdown..

TWO STUDENT JOURNALISTS AND THEIR PHOTO ADVISER ARRESTED AT RNC
Two University of Kentucky journalism students and their photo adviser were arrested at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., on charges of felony rioting. They were photographing a protest of the convention.
Ali Cicerchi and Jill Laster, Kentucky Kernel
Two students and Kernel photo adviser arrested at RNC : The Kentucky Kernel..

PEPPERSPRAY VIDEOGRAPHERS ARRESTED IN ST. PAUL
Two PepperSpray collective members, Lambert Rochfort and Joe LaSac were arrested while on assignment in St. Paul covering the protests associated with the Republican National Convention. Both are still being held without charges or an opportunity to go before a judge.
Reclaim the Media
Pepperspray videographers arrested in St. Paul | Reclaim the Media..

FOUR ARRESTED COVERING PROTEST AT GOP CONVENTION
A camera crew, broadcast host, and photographer were among those arrested while covering protests at the Republican National Convention in St Paul, Minnesota. Two had their press passes for the convention confiscated by the Secret Service.
Committee to Protect Journalists
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NAHJ DENOUNCES ARRESTS OF WORKING PRESS
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is calling on police and local and federal officials to respect the First Amendment right to free speech and free press of journalists doing their job, especially as it relates to coverage of recent political conventions and the surrounding public protests.
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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ACLU CALLS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO RAIDS AND MASS ARRESTS AT RNC
Conducting mass arrests and raiding meeting places of innocent Americans exercising their constitutional right to express political dissent are antithetical to the fundamental values of our democracy. Free speech has to be safeguarded during the Republican National Convention.
American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Calls For Investigation Into Raids And Mass Arrests At RNC..

DROP CHARGES AGAINST JOURNALISTS ARRESTED AT GOP CONVENTION, MEDIA GROUP DEMANDS
Free Press -- the national, nonpartisan media reform group -- called for St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman and local law-enforcement officials to drop all charges against all journalists arrested while covering protests outside the Republican National Convention.
Dave Astor, Editor & Publisher
Media Group: Drop Charges Against Journalists Arrested at GOP Convention..

CITIZEN JOURNALISTS CONVERGE ON PARTY CONVENTIONS
With new technologies that make it easy to share blog posts, video and audio, citizen journalism has taken media coverage of the political conventions into their own hands.
Stephanie Condon, CNet
Citizen journalists converge on party conventions | Politics and Law - CNET News..

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News of the movement for Sept 5, 2008

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60,000 LETTERS DELIVERED DEMANDING ST. PAUL DROP CHARGES AGAINST JOURNALISTS
Media advocates and independent journalists delivered more than 60,000 letters to St. Paul City Hall calling on Mayor Chris Coleman and local law enforcement officials to drop all charges against journalists arrested while covering protests outside the Republican National Convention.
Megan Tady, StopBigMedia.com
Stop Big Media » Blog Archive » Delivery of 60,000 Letters Demanding St. Paul Drop Charges Against Journalists..

WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, EAST CALLS ON AUTHORITIES TO RESPECT PRESS FREEDOM
The arrests and harassment of working journalists by the police, local and federal officials at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions go against the nature of our democracy. All charges against these journalists should be dropped and an investigation into police misconduct should be launched.
Writers Guild of America, East
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RNC: MEDIA INTIMIDATION CONDEMNED
Police and local and federal officials in St. Paul, Minn., are under fire from independent media groups for their crackdown on independent news reporters at this week's Republican National Convention.
Jeffrey Allen, OneWorld US
RNC: Media Intimidation Condemned | OneWorld.net (U.S.)..

MEDIA ARRESTED WITH PROTESTERS ON RNC'S FINAL NIGHT
Two MyFox journalists were among several media professionals detained or arrested on a bridge where about 200 protesters were taken into custody enroute to the site of this year's Republican National Convention finale. At least 19 other members of the media were detained and issued citations for unlawful assembly.
MyFox Lubbock
MyFox Lubbock | Media Arrested With Protesters on RNC's Final Night..

KARE-TV PHOTOGRAPHER AMONG THE NEALY 400 ARRESTED ON LAST DAY OF RNC
Using flash-bang grenades, smoke, pepper spray and tear gas, scores of police dressed in riot gear arrested more than 800 people during the Republican National Convention. Several journalists were among those arrested, including a photojournalist from Minneapolis' own KARE-TV who was covering the protest.
KARE-TV
kare11.com | Twin Cities, MN | KARE photog among the nearly 400 arrested on last day of RNC..

POLICE DETAIN EX-DAILY IOWAN WRITER, OTHER JOURNALISTS COVERING RNC PROTESTS
St. Paul police detained and issued citations to several student journalists covering the protests surrounding the Republican National Convention.
Daily Iowan
Police detain ex-DI writer, other journalists covering Republican Convention protests - Metro..