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Berkeley police rough up credentialed freelancer
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Berkeley police rough up credentialed freelancer

Pacific Media Workers Guild July 21, 2017March 8, 2020 0 comment

As photojournalist Brooke Anderson raised her camera to photograph the protest, “they (police) pushed my camera in my face and struck my camera and my arm with batons,” said Anderson, a member of Guild Freelancers, a unit of the Pacific Media Workers Guild CWA Local 39521.

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TNG president requests meeting with Berkeley mayor to ensure journalist safety
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TNG president requests meeting with Berkeley mayor to ensure journalist safety

Michael Applegate December 9, 2014March 8, 2020 0 comment

The Newspaper Guild (TNG) president Bernie Lunzer sent a letter on Monday to Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and Police Chief Michael Meehan that expressed outrage about the brutal treatment that several journalists suffered at the hands of law enforcement officers during protests in Berkeley over the weekend.

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Journalists condemn Berkeley police brutality against press
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Journalists condemn Berkeley police brutality against press

Michael Applegate December 8, 2014March 8, 2020 0 comment

On Saturday night, several members of the media that were covering the Berkeley protests of police brutality in New York and Missouri were battered by police, even while displaying their credentials. Berkeley police used batons against these journalists, striking at least one in the head.

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