Category: Right to Report

Journalist Protection Act

NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA Support Journalist Protection Act Introduced in Senate

For Immediate Release – May 25, 2018

Contact: Bernie Lunzer
202-434-7177
Sally Davidow
sdavidow@cwa-union.org
202-368-3324

Washington, DC – Unions representing 30,000 reporters, photographers, and broadcast employees are praising a bill filed in the Senate by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on Friday that would make it a federal crime to assault a journalist. A similar bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Eric Swalwell of California in February. Continue reading “NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA Support Journalist Protection Act Introduced in Senate”

Emilio Gutierrez Wins New Hearing on Request for Asylum

May 24, 2018 – Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez has won a new hearing on his request for asylum in the U.S., press freedom organizations have reported. The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) ordered the new hearing, saying a judge must to consider additional evidence supporting the request. The Department of Homeland Security opposed Gutiérrez’s appeal. Continue reading “Emilio Gutierrez Wins New Hearing on Request for Asylum”

CWA Canada Steps Up Fight for Press Freedom

May 22, 2018 – CWA Canada is stepping up its efforts to protect press freedom in response to a spate of government intrusions on news organizations.

The union is part of a coalition challenging a “production order” issued by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal that requires VICE reporter Ben Makuch to hand over all communication between him and an alleged terrorist. The coalition, which has been granted “intervenor status” in the case, includes Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Index on Censorship and the Committee to Protect Journalists. Continue reading “CWA Canada Steps Up Fight for Press Freedom”

World Press Freedom Day: Journalists Are on the Front Lines

May 3, 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA joins freedom-loving people everywhere on World Press Freedom Day, to honor journalists who put their lives and liberty on the line in search of the truth.

This is truly a dangerous time to be a journalist. As Reporters Without Borders reported last month, hatred of journalism threatens democracies – today even more than it did just a year ago. Continue reading “World Press Freedom Day: Journalists Are on the Front Lines”

NewsGuild Condemns Firing of Editorial Page Editor Dave Krieger

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2018

Contact:   Bernie Lunzer
President, NewsGuild-CWA
202-434-7175
Sally Davidow
202-368-3324
sdavidow@cwa-union.org

Union Calls on Media, Civic Leaders to Join the Fray

April 26, 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA is outraged by the firing of Dave Krieger, the editorial page editor of the Boulder Daily Camera, days after he posted a column on his blog criticizing the “predatory behavior of private equity investors” that own the paper. Krieger posted the piece after the paper refused to publish it. Continue reading “NewsGuild Condemns Firing of Editorial Page Editor Dave Krieger”

Guild Seeks Freedom for Journalist Manuel Duran

April 10, 2018 – Spanish-language journalist Manuel Duran was arrested in Memphis, Tenn., on April 3, while covering an immigration protest.

And although the charges were dropped in court proceedings two days later, he now faces deportation. That’s because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were waiting in court to take him into custody. Continue reading “Guild Seeks Freedom for Journalist Manuel Duran”

Rep. Swalwell Addresses Journalist Protection Act in Town Hall Call

March 19, 2018 – Rep. Eric Swalwell introduced the Journalist Protect Act because he wants to protect journalists from assault and ensure that “if somebody were to inflict violence upon you to intimidate you in the newsgathering work, that they could be federally prosecuted.” Continue reading “Rep. Swalwell Addresses Journalist Protection Act in Town Hall Call”

Guild Member Sues St. Louis, Police for Assault During On-the-Job Arrest

Feb. 26, 2018 – NewsGuild member Michael Faulk has filed a lawsuit against the city of St. Louis and nearly a dozen members of its Metropolitan Police Department, charging the officers assaulted him when he and approximately 120 others were arrested at a protest Faulk was covering for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sept. 17, 2017. Continue reading “Guild Member Sues St. Louis, Police for Assault During On-the-Job Arrest”