1on1 with Jon Evans
1on1 with Jon Evans
Jon Evans of WECT-TV
Reporters Covering Protests: Tear gas, rocks and emotions
35 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2020 at 9:00 am.
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According to the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, 129 journalists were physically attacked while covering protests that followed the death of George Floyd. They were shoved to the ground, hit with batons, rubber rounds, tear gas, rocks, bottles and other projectiles, all while trying to document the history-making Black Lives Matter movement. Four television news reporters describe their experiences and emotions of covering the civil unrest.