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Must-read guide from @themarkup on what to think about if you bring your smartphone to a protest, with insights from @lucyparsonslabs and our very own @huertanix. https://t.co/zypZZA52mp — PolitiTweet.org

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“I was grabbed by an officer and told to put my hands behind my back. I kept repeating that I was a reporter and had my credentials right here, visible.” https://t.co/qAox1GyHfq — PolitiTweet.org

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Rusanowsky said the officer replied, “Yeah, yeah. Press, press. You are going to jail.” https://t.co/MIeD7TfY7o — PolitiTweet.org

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“[The officers] pulled me out of the crowd, took my phone away, put it in my backpack and placed me in zip-tie handcuffs. I explained to them that I was media several times and they told me to just give them a few minutes and hold still.” https://t.co/depfXcnTyr — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @photoshelter: What questions do you have about the safety of photojournalists covering protests? Let us know. We'll be sure to share y… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uspresstracker: ICYMI: Last night, unidentified NYPD officers assaulted reporter @ArminRosen with a baton, stole his bike, and refused… — PolitiTweet.org

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It's the same First Amendment that guarantees press freedom and ensures protestors have the right to assemble and to express grievances to their government. Attacks on either chip away at a single underlying principle. https://t.co/SeyHMju7mu — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @huertanix: Fresh off the press: A guide to *effectively* redacting photos on the go! https://t.co/GkcJ9aVeDs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uspresstracker: UPDATED count of arrests FROM LAST NIGHT ONLY: —10 journalists total LA (1) Oakland (1) Atlanta (1) Asbury Park, NJ… — PolitiTweet.org

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The numbers are shocking and unprecedented. In a week of protests, the @uspresstracker has recorded nearly 250 violations of press freedom rights — and that count keeps climbing. https://t.co/SeyHMju7mu — PolitiTweet.org

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Learn how to get started with Signal here: https://t.co/YyHXF4932D https://t.co/9C5tJQFdLN — PolitiTweet.org

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EFF has newly updated their Surveillance Self-Defense guide with advice on attending protests in the age of COVID-19: https://t.co/AGTrhes9NU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @witnessorg: .@PaliMakam spoke with @harlo of @FreedomofPress about the role of eyewitness video in fighting for #justice. She comes in… — PolitiTweet.org

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The three photojournalists identified themselves as members of the media, and were initially told to keep moving. A moment later, Maturen said, someone made the call to arrest the journalists. https://t.co/eTV1PkGQre — PolitiTweet.org

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The photojournalists were all ordered to get on the ground face down with their hands out. https://t.co/smRy7JYhGu — PolitiTweet.org

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“Five minutes later, they started marching up the street, launching tear gas and I guess rubber bullets, and everything else they have, and I got hit in the back with a projectile.” https://t.co/iKyEeMCGEE — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uspresstracker: Folks have been asking for data on press freedom incidents by location, here's a preliminary count: Minneapolis - 47… — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's the disturbing scale of the press freedom crisis in the United States: The @USPressTracker catalogued 150 press freedom violations IN ALL OF 2019. This data—over 230 serious incidents!—is from JUST THE LAST WEEK. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here's the disturbing scale of the press freedom crisis in the United States: The @USPressTracker catalogued 150 press freedom violations IN ALL OF 2019. This data—over 240 serious incidents!—is from JUST THE LAST WEEK. https://t.co/DmuM1KCE9h — PolitiTweet.org

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We joined well over 100 media orgs and press freedom groups yesterday to demand that Minnesota authorities stop targeting journalists with assault and arrest. https://t.co/Av4ZfrEFzt — PolitiTweet.org

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Our friends at the @ACLU are filing a class-action lawsuit and asking a Minnesota court to stop the "unconstitutional conduct targeting journalists" covering protests. https://t.co/XttnbRdKG4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uspresstracker: We'll have an update on our latest numbers later today, we are still tallying the damage from last night. But there w… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @mshelton: Journalists are being shot at, teargassed, and arrested while covering protests. @geoffwking and I wrote about some of the di… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @trevortimm: There's a perception from some that cops and protesters are violently attacking reporters at roughly equal rates. Our data… — PolitiTweet.org

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Approaching 200 serious press freedom violations nationwide in less than a week. The vast majority have been perpetrated by police. So unprecedented it's hard to put into words. In 2019, we tracked 150 violations ALL YEAR. https://t.co/kYsM6nDCkx — PolitiTweet.org

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Ian Smith, a photojournalist for a Pittsburgh CBS News affiliate, said his attackers took his camera and “smashed it into 1,000 pieces.” https://t.co/0l4W92tcvJ — PolitiTweet.org

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“I'm media! We're press! We're press! We're press! We're press! Don't shoot at us!” https://t.co/Q1ASo6Fltx — PolitiTweet.org

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“Unprovoked and kind of out of nowhere, the police officer took the baton and jabbed it into my stomach, which sent me flying back a couple feet.” https://t.co/EufXrpM0Eh — PolitiTweet.org

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"It is appalling that Las Vegas police officers... would so forcefully take into custody two people who were obviously working photojournalists and posed no threat to law enforcement or public safety." https://t.co/TxxmW0KB7F — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @uspresstracker: Please consider donating the @USPressTracker through @FreedomofPress. Our team is very small, and we are currently tr… — PolitiTweet.org