LA Journalists Injured by Police During Protests Highlight Press Freedom Concerns
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Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi was shot by a rubber bullet while reporting live from a protest in Los Angeles, prompting condemnation from Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and calls for investigation into police conduct. The incident highlights concerns over media safety during protests and the use of crowd-control munitions.
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- Albanese says footage of Nine journalist Lauren Tomasi being shot by LA police with rubber bullet is ‘horrific’ The Guardian
- Reporter Covering LA Protests Hit by Rubber Bullet During Live TV Broadcast The New York Times
- Multiple journalists injured by police nonlethal rounds while covering LA protests USA Today
- In Trump’s America, the shooting of a journalist is not a one-off. Press freedom itself is under attack The Conversation
- Attacks on the Press, and the Specter of 2020, in LA Columbia Journalism Review
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