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Horrific accounts of the targeting of journalists in the Capitol are emerging
The "who do you work for" demand will be chillingly familiar to journalists who have covered far-right protests in the UK, where attacks on photographers and camera crews have recieved little coverage https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/1347514703589892098
The "who do you work for" demand will be chillingly familiar to journalists who have covered far-right protests in the UK, where attacks on photographers and camera crews have recieved little coverage https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/1347514703589892098
Print journalists like myself can do our best to blend in, but photographers and camera operators are frequently targeted
On the day far-right activist James Goddard confronted me at Westminster Magistrates' Court - for which he was convicted... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/james-goddard-court-independent-journalist-b1762683.html
On the day far-right activist James Goddard confronted me at Westminster Magistrates' Court - for which he was convicted... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/james-goddard-court-independent-journalist-b1762683.html
... female camera operator from Press Association was surrounded and intimidated by far-right “yellow vests” who called her a “Nazi” and “scumbag” outside the court
Signs targeting the "scum media" and "MSM" are common at far-right and conspiracy theorist protests in Britain
Signs targeting the "scum media" and "MSM" are common at far-right and conspiracy theorist protests in Britain
Some of the worst incidents have happened at protests in support of Tommy Robinson, who frequently targets the media
Photographers and cameramen have been punched and shoved, while crowds frequently booed and heckled visible press packs https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/14/bbc-journalists-attacked-by-tommy-robinson-fans-outside-the-old-bailey-9540205/
Photographers and cameramen have been punched and shoved, while crowds frequently booed and heckled visible press packs https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/14/bbc-journalists-attacked-by-tommy-robinson-fans-outside-the-old-bailey-9540205/
Here's another example, but there are many more that were not reported
I have witnessed supporters going to up people they believe to be journalists and demanding to know who they work for at numerous events, sometimes while filming them https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tommy-robinson-supporters-attack-bbc-17951276
I have witnessed supporters going to up people they believe to be journalists and demanding to know who they work for at numerous events, sometimes while filming them https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/tommy-robinson-supporters-attack-bbc-17951276
Anti-media sentiment has also been high at some pro-Brexit protests, including the 2018 'Brexit Betrayal' march, where I remember at least one person carrying a sign reading "Lügenpresse"
There were also several reports of threats and hostility at the "statue defenders'" protest
There were also several reports of threats and hostility at the "statue defenders'" protest
...mounted by anti-Black Lives Matter protesters in Westminster on 13 June
There were fears that one photographer had his nose broken https://twitter.com/OliDugmore/status/1271764830547070976?s=20
Female journalists were also specifically targeted, gender is no protection https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271803946122821633
There were fears that one photographer had his nose broken https://twitter.com/OliDugmore/status/1271764830547070976?s=20
Female journalists were also specifically targeted, gender is no protection https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271803946122821633
The examples provided here may appear isolated but those are literally just the ones I had personally experienced or remembered off the top of my head, and represent a tiny fraction of what has been going on across UK
It's terrifying, and I honestly have no idea what can be done
It's terrifying, and I honestly have no idea what can be done
As an addendum, it should be pointed out that most if not all of these groups claim to be championing "free speech"
Their behaviour towards journalists exposes that claim as the hypocritical falsehood it is
Their behaviour towards journalists exposes that claim as the hypocritical falsehood it is
