In just one week, from May 29 - June 4, 2020 more reporters were arrested in the United States than in the previous three years combined, according to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, which watchdogs burgeoning attacks against the press in this country.
Join us for Voices from the Home Front, a virtual conversation with journalists who themselves have made news this year as the victims of violence and harassment.
CNN's Omar Jimenez was arrested live on-the-air in Minneapolis.
The Des Moines Register's Andrea Sahouri (CJS '19) was tear-gassed, arrested and later brought to trial in Des Moines.
On assignment for NBC News, Ed Ou (duPont 2021 winner) was tear-gassed and physically assaulted in Minneapolis
With:
Kirstin McCudden, Managing Editor, U.S. Press Freedom Tracker
Moderated by Lisa R. Cohen, Director of the duPont-Columbia Awards and Oral History Masters candidate.
This event is co-sponsored by The duPont-Columbia Awards; Columbia Journalism School; and OHMA, the Oral History Masters program at Columbia University.
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