"The
inadequacy of press freedom protections was starkly exposed during the Trump
administration, when some of the largest street protests in American history
took place," according to a new report.
Jun 20, 2023
In recent years,
particularly since former Republican President Donald Trump took office in
2017, U.S. police have failed to uphold basic constitutional rights for
journalists covering rallies and other protests, a new report from the Knight
First Amendment Institute said Tuesday, with the study documenting a number of
physical attacks, unjust arrests, and suppression tactics used by police at
protests both large and small.
