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"These arrests represent an unprecedented assault on the free press and the constitutional rights that protect journalists reporting on community demonstrations and actions by federal law enforcement," NABJ Chicago's statement reads.
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NABJ Chicago calls for the immediate release of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort arrested after filming Minnesota church protest • The TRiiBE
Journalism organizations condemn the arrests of Don Lemon and Georgia Fort as vindictive attacks on press freedom.
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January 30, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"These arrests represent an unprecedented assault on the free press and the constitutional rights that protect journalists reporting on community demonstrations and actions by federal law enforcement," NABJ Chicago's statement reads.
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In the first of three stories, @yanak.bsky.social and I report on how self-imposed pressures on the Phoenix PD pushed officials to hire increasing amounts of "lateral transfer" officers from other departments — or other states.
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He was at Jan. 6. The Phoenix Police Department hired him anyway
Scotty Bach was a Seattle cop when he went to the "Stop the Steal" rally in D.C. Now he carries a badge in Phoenix.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
In the first of three stories, @yanak.bsky.social and I report on how self-imposed pressures on the Phoenix PD pushed officials to hire increasing amounts of "lateral transfer" officers from other departments — or other states.
@invisible.institute + @theappeal.org + @phoenixnewtimes.com
@invisible.institute + @theappeal.org + @phoenixnewtimes.com
This is the second installment of Accusation Dismissed, our joint investigative series with @propublica.org. Read the previous reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/accusation-dismissed
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Slow investigations and a lax disciplinary system allow Chicago police officers to escape punishment for sexual misconduct.
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This is the second installment of Accusation Dismissed, our joint investigative series with @propublica.org. Read the previous reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/accusation-dismissed
Read the story here: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/november-2025/the-video-that-shook-chicago/
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Read the story here: www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/november-2025/the-video-that-shook-chicago/
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This investigation was co-produced by @blockclubchi.bsky.social , Cicero Independiente, the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, @invisible.institute, @southsideweekly.bsky.social, and @thetriibe.com.
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Feds used chemical agents dozens of times in Chicago • The TRiiBE
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This investigation was co-produced by @blockclubchi.bsky.social , Cicero Independiente, the Investigative Project on Race and Equity, @invisible.institute, @southsideweekly.bsky.social, and @thetriibe.com.
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Read the story here: bit.ly/fedsteargas
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Read the story here: bit.ly/fedsteargas
