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News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll finds
Read full article: News organizations have trust issues as they gear up to cover another election, a poll findsAmericans have a message for news organizations as they prepare to cover the 2024 election: About half of Americans say they're concerned that outlets will report inaccuracies or misinformation.
Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini's death
Read full article: Iran sentences 2 journalists for allegedly collaborating with US. Both covered Mahsa Amini's deathA court in Iran has sentenced two female journalists to up to seven years in prison for collaborating with the U.S. government and other charges.
AP seeks answers from US gov't on tracking of journalists
Read full article: AP seeks answers from US gov't on tracking of journalistsThe Associated Press is seeking answers from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of sensitive government databases for tracking international terrorists to investigate as many as 20 American journalists, including an acclaimed AP reporter.
Watchdog: Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalists
Read full article: Watchdog: Federal anti-terror unit investigated journalistsA special federal Customs and Border Protection unit used sensitive government databases intended to investigate as many as 20 U.S.-based journalists, including a Pulitzer Prize-winning Associated Press reporter.
DPD launches investigation into officers use of a chokehold on protester
Read full article: DPD launches investigation into officers use of a chokehold on protesterDETROIT Police announced Sunday they have launched an investigation into the use of a choke hold on a protester. The investigation was in response of a photo of Detroit Will Breathe organizer Nakia Wallace being restrained with a chokehold Friday. Three officers took me to the ground and after I was already on the ground one, of them put me in a choke hold, Wallace recalled. William Meeko Williams was arrested for allegedly assaulting an officer. The organization will hold a protest Monday outside the Detroit Detention Center to continue to call for his release.
DPD investigating misconduct complaints after journalists report being shot with rubber bullets
Read full article: DPD investigating misconduct complaints after journalists report being shot with rubber bulletsDETROIT With police brutality protests continued, Detroit police are investigating how some officers handled protesters early on. There have been misconduct complaints and charges are on the horizon within the department. MLive reported its staff photographer Nicole Hester was among three journalists hit by pellets fired by Detroit police during a George Floyd protest. Detroit Police District 5 commissioner Willie Burton has been pushing for changes to DPDs use of force policies. The use of force that were applied to innocent protestors, I am outraged as a police commissioner in the city of Detroit, Burton said.
Report: Detroit officer suspended, 11 other incidents involving citys police department under investigation
Read full article: Report: Detroit officer suspended, 11 other incidents involving citys police department under investigationDETROIT One police officer has been suspended and at least 11 other incidents involving the Detroit Police Department are under investigation, according to a Detroit Free Press report. The suspension comes amid an investigation involving a MLive journalist who was targeted while covering protests against police brutality. DETAILS: Detroit mayor apologizes to journalists targeted by police while covering protestsOther journalists from the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News were also targeted during the protests. Detroit Free Press reporter, Darcie Moran, was handcuffed until one officer noticed her media badge and let her go. Free Press reporter JC Reindl was chased down by a Detroit police officer during a protest.
Detroit mayor apologizes to journalists targeted by police while covering protests
Read full article: Detroit mayor apologizes to journalists targeted by police while covering protestsDETROIT Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan apologized to local journalists who were targeted by police while covering George Floyd protests. Mark Kurlyandchik, restaurant critic and dining reporter for the Detroit Free Press, recounted his experience Sunday with police on Twitter. Free Press reporter JC Reindl was chased down by a Detroit police officer during a protest Saturday. He praised Metro Detroit journalists for the work they have been doing covering the protests. Despite Mondays apology, on Tuesday night Detroit Free Press reporter, Darcie Moran, was handcuffed until one officer noticed her media badge and let her go.