Incident charts a disturbing spike in intimidation and violence toward journalists following hateful bombast from politicians
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“In the past, whatever they thought of the national media, most folks had local papers, local news outlets they relied on to know what was going on in their own communities, and that they trusted. When they thought of journalists they thought of the reporter from the local paper,” Stern said. This surveillance video shows Marion police department confiscating computers and cellphones from the publisher and staff of the Marion County Record.Katherine Jacobsen, US and Canada program coordinator for the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, also saw a correlation between anti-media hostility from Trump and others, and the “very concerning” increase in aggression towards the press.
Jacobsen said she was heartened by support for the newspaper she saw from emails, phone calls and a surge in subscriptions. “It’s important to recognize the burdens local journalists carry and the vital role they play in ensuring our democracy remains strong.”
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