This Opinion Column appeared in the HuffingtonPost on Feb. 15, 2018.
Feb. 15, 2018 – Taylor Lorenz was covering the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, for The Hill newspaper last August ― and had just captured video of counterprotester Heather Heyer being struck and killed by a car ― when she herself was knocked to the ground.
Continue reading “What Happens When a Journalist Gets Beat Up? Too Often, Not Much”
For Immediate Release – Feb. 5, 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 Monday that would make it a federal crime to assault a journalist.
The Journalist Protection Act, introduced by Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, addresses a real need, said NewsGuild President Bernie Lunzer. Continue reading “NewsGuild-CWA, NABET-CWA Support Journalist Protection Act”
Feb. 5 – 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA and NABET-CWA are supporting a bill that would make it a federal crime to assault a journalist.
Continue reading “NewsGuild, NABET Support Journalist Protection Act”
Jan. 31, 2018 – Advocates for student journalists are marking the 30th anniversary of a Supreme Court ruling that gave broad censorship powers to school administrators with a campaign to #CureHazelwood. Continue reading “Cure Hazelwood!”
Jan. 22, 2018 – Press freedom advocates won an important victory when photojournalist Alexei Wood was found not guilty of charges stemming from Inauguration Day protests. Five other defendants were also exonerated, and charges were subsequently dropped against 129 others who were awaiting prosecution. Continue reading “After 6 Acquittals, Charges Dropped for 129; Charges Linger for Others in Inauguration Day Protests”
Jan. 12, 2018 – The NewsGuild-CWA is adding its voice to the growing calls to release two Reuters journalists who were detained in Myanmar under an outdated and unjust law simply for doing their jobs. Continue reading “Journalism Is Not a Crime: Release Myanmar Reporters”
Dec. 29, 2017 – The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals has agreed to reconsider the asylum petition of Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican journalist who faces near-certain death if he is forced to return to Mexico. The decision follows a campaign by more than 20 press freedom organizations, including The NewsGuild-CWA, supporting his request for asylum. Continue reading “Bureau of Immigration Appeals Will Reconsider Request for Asylum of Mexican Journalist”
Dec. 22, 2017 – Photojournalist Alexei Wood and five other defendants who were arrested at an Inauguration Day protest in Washington, DC, were found not guilty of all charges on Dec. 21. Continue reading “Photojournalist, Five Others Found Not Guilty in Inauguration Day Protest”
Dec. 12, 2017 – Emilio Gutierrez, a Mexican journalist who sought refuge in the U.S. nearly a decade ago, is facing deportation, despite the fact that he faces near-certain death if he returns to Mexico.
Continue reading “NewsGuild: Stop the Deportation of Journalist Emilio Gutierrez”
Dec. 1, 2017 – Is it okay for the government to get information about your cell phone use without a warrant? Should the police be able to find out – without getting a warrant – who you talked to? Where you went?
That’s the question the Supreme Court grappled with on Nov. 29, when justices heard the case of Carpenter v. United States. Continue reading “A Breach: Government Tracking Phones Without a Warrant”
