MINNEAPOLIS - Between rubber bullets and tear gas, journalists have become targets for police and protesters in cities across the country while covering demonstrations surrounding the death of George Floyd.
The Radio Television Digital News Association counted more than 60 incidents over the weekend in which reporters were “injured, assaulted or harassed by either protesters or police officers," while the U.S.
Press Freedom Tracker, a database documenting press freedom violations in the U.S, said it was investigating more than 100 violations at protests around the country.
A medic protester assists a member of the media after police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets near the 5th police precinct during a demonstration to call for