US EditionMinnesota News Organizations Condemn Arrests of Journalists Georgia Fort, Don Lemon
Minnesota news organizations and press freedom groups denounce arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as attempts to intimidate journalists and violate First Amendment rights.
- On Friday, state news organizations including Minnesota Star Tribune condemned federal arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort after covering an anti-immigration protest at Cities Church, St. Paul on January 18.
- A Minneapolis magistrate judge and Minnesota Chief District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz found no evidence that two of five protesters, including a journalist, engaged in criminal behavior, and prosecutors declined to pursue charges, the DOJ failed twice to obtain warrants, and its appeal to the Eighth Circuit failed.
- On the scene, Georgia Fort live-streamed her arrest Friday morning by FBI agents while documenting the church demonstration, and press groups like the Freedom of the Press Foundation condemned the arrests as press violations.
- The Minnesota journalism community pledged to defend press freedom and will follow the case closely, while advocates warned the arrests could chill reporting and intimidate journalists, threatening the First Amendment.
- Critics say the arrests fit an escalating pattern, citing FBI searches of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson, ICE detentions, and Harmeet Dhillon's vow to pursue Lemon `to the ends of the earth`, while the White House X account posted a chains emoji.
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Capital B Condemns Arrests of Journalists Over Minneapolis Coverage
Capital B stands in solidarity with journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort, who were arrested today in connection to their coverage of an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest earlier this month at a Minneapolis church — an act of journalism unequivocally protected by the First Amendment. We join this statement by the National Association of Black Journalists condemning these arrests because they reflect a deeply troubling moment for …
Black Journalists And Black Freedom Go Hand-In-Hand
Source: Fox 9 Minneapolis YouTube / Screenshot The arrests of Black journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon offer a chilling reminder that freedom isn’t free. According to the Star Tribune, Fort was released late Friday afternoon after a federal judge rejected the government’s claims that she committed a crime warranting her continued detention. “As a journalist who has worked in media for more than 17 years, I leave this federal courthouse toda…
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