Today, while me & other reporters waited to bear witness to the actions of our local gov't, was the worst verbal abuse I've seen in my 11+ years as a journalist. I'm used to people saying they didn't like/agree with something in a story, but this was a whole new level of nasty. https://twitter.com/ChrisDunkerLJS/status/1291770298627497990

I like to think I have pretty thick (and now sunburned) skin, but even reporting from tense situations in the past, I haven't heard some of the things that were leveled at the small group of reporters/photographers today.

Makes me sad for our community more than anything.

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