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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker

• austincheney 6y ago
  This site appears extremely more credible, due to more reliable sources, than the one with a 1000 upvotes here yesterday. Looking at this site’s about page they appear to source their information from industry related organizations where the one from yesterday sourced its data from one person aggregating data off Twitter. The numbers are dramatically different though.
  • newacct583 6y ago
    Are the numbers really that different? This site only shows incidents up through Saturday. The more recent coverage in the github thing yesterday just isn't there yet. But I'm happy you think this one is trustworthy and hope you stick around to watch them add incidents.
• b-baller 6y ago
  Why do journalists have such a complex? Investigative jouralism is pretty much dead, most just repost news from other sources nowadays or focus on banal local news but they still have these weird delusions of grandeur that they are defending free speech by getting whacked by police like the rest of the rioters.
• croissants 6y ago
  The second item under "journalists attacked" is a cameraman who said he was attacked (and then rescued) by protesters. Is the goal here to count both attacks by authorities and civilians?
  • austincheney 6y ago
    Why is that distinction significant?
    • iscrewyou 6y ago
      Not op, and it’s not significant. Especially after the authorities are telling the public to not trust the media.
      • austincheney 6y ago
        I, personal opinion, trust the traditional media outlets of broadcast and print (despite some disagreement from some politicians) because there is an ethical standard they challenge each other to uphold. What I don’t trust as a news source is social media where there is no such standard. News from social media just feels like bad gossip.
    • jkingsbery 6y ago
      Also not OP, but in that one article the violence was indiscriminate, not targeting journalists. James Taranto in his Best of the Web column had a running gag poking fun at articles where lots of people were affected by a problem, but the author dwells on one particular group, under a heading of "World Ends, X hardest hit." Yes, journalists are being affected by recent violence, but so are a lot of other people.
      • austincheney 6y ago
        I just think it would be productive to focus on reducing any violence. I suspect focus on particular groups exists to qualify some artificial us versus them dichotomy.
  • marcosdumay 6y ago
    The press freedom organizations (yes, there are many around the world) are concerned with what their name implies. The source of the attacks does not change its effects on freedom.
  • eplanit 6y ago
    If it fits and feeds the Narrative, yes.
  • sebwi 6y ago
    From their website: "Journalists who face physical violence, either as the result of a targeted attack by a public or private individual or in the course of their work. If a journalist is hit by rubber bullets or bean bag rounds, it will be counted in this category. Damage to equipment is counted in a separate "Equipment Damage" category, but may be also listed in this Physical Attack category if the damage occurs with an attack. Journalists affected by tear gas, pepper spray, or other mass riot control agents will be counted if the individual suffers serious injury or appears to have been specifically targeted. Incidents that fall outside these parameters and in which multiple journalists were affected by riot control agents may be counted in the “Other” category." https://pressfreedomtracker.us/physical-attack/ https://pressfreedomtracker.us/physical-attack/
  • SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
    Yes. It's important that the press be able to fully, accurately, and safely report on big events in a country. If they can't, that's a press freedom problem, regardless of whose fault it is that they're not safe.
• swebs 6y ago
  https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/fox-news-crew-chased-park-while-documenting-dc-protests/ https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/fox-news-crew-c... Wow, this is scary to think about. I'm glad the reporters didn't die.
  • bilekas 6y ago
    Wow, I wonder where people got the idea to target the media from!
    • swebs 6y ago
      In this instance, probably /r/politics or some similar echo chamber.
    • mhh__ 6y ago
      https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/06/well-try-to-help-you-follow-the-police-attacks-on-journalists-across-the-country/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/06/well-try-to-help-you-follo... The police?
  • Spooks 6y ago
    For sure, also any of the news crews that were shot in the camera with rubber bullets were dangerously close to being seriously injured or death. The below study would also assume not all the shots were head shots, aiming at a camera is the same as aiming at the head. "The injuries in 90 patients caused by rubber bullets are described. There was 1 death and 17 people in the series had permanent disabilities or deformities. In 41 patients the injuries necessitated admission to hospital. One fatality outside this series is known. Injuries to the head and neck were frequent and severe." source: https://archive.vn/20130106045139/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112190390/abstract https://archive.vn/20130106045139/http://www3.interscience.w...
    • adrianN 6y ago
      How well can you actually aim with rubber bullets? Do they fly in the same way as normal bullets?
• g8tor 6y ago
  Unfortunately this cannot measure the implicit censorship where media hides the true scale of the unrest. Warning that the following content is extremely sad and tragic. Also embarrassing as it makes the US look like a undeveloped country with "street justice". Veteran blogger Pierre Legrand put together a massive dump of "citizen journalist" video clips of the past several days' events: Man stomped and stoned for trying to defend a bar from being looted https://streamable.com/xkcvkk https://streamable.com/xkcvkk Destroying store and beating unarmed woman and her husband https://streamable.com/rvrwil https://streamable.com/rvrwil Beating and stomping guy on the ground Santa Monica https://streamable.com/x6ue5x https://streamable.com/x6ue5x Restaurant manager beaten and stomped for trying to defend his workplace https://streamable.com/ila4dh https://streamable.com/ila4dh Stopping, beating and stomping a truck driver while protesters yell to kill him https://streamable.com/8zk9dq https://streamable.com/8zk9dq Protesters attack a media member and then pummel him https://streamable.com/p4i3jb https://streamable.com/p4i3jb Chasing guy and kicking him in the face for defending flag in Portland https://streamable.com/ky6jyh https://streamable.com/ky6jyh Police officer beaten on the streets https://streamable.com/je4ki5 https://streamable.com/je4ki5 Car runs over a cop https://streamable.com/q4nat7 https://streamable.com/q4nat7 Protesters set homeless man’s belongings on fire https://streamable.com/sdjvfa https://streamable.com/sdjvfa Throwing fireworks at the cops https://streamable.com/7sv4a9 https://streamable.com/7sv4a9 Looting a FedEx truck then looter gets dragged when truck tries to escape https://streamable.com/n1azx3 https://streamable.com/n1azx3 Chasing and beating guy with red had https://streamable.com/rcsmi0 https://streamable.com/rcsmi0 Rioter sets himself on fire while trying to set a building on fire https://streamable.com/w5wa8l https://streamable.com/w5wa8l Fireworks thrown into CNN hq / Police officers https://streamable.com/7dw6g7 https://streamable.com/7dw6g7 Protester runs over the cops with an SUV https://streamable.com/ttijvn https://streamable.com/ttijvn Destroying/looting/setting on fire Old Navy https://streamable.com/oceqqg https://streamable.com/oceqqg Guardhouse in front of WH set on fire https://streamable.com/vfopia https://streamable.com/vfopia Dozens of cars destroyed/torched near CNN hq – Atlanta https://streamable.com/ubjohz https://streamable.com/ubjohz St Louis neighborhood on fire https://streamable.com/8lnd7v https://streamable.com/8lnd7v Building on fire while self-proclaimed Mexicans say fuck white people https://streamable.com/yvkek4 https://streamable.com/yvkek4 Destroying police SUV https://streamable.com/2b7fic https://streamable.com/2b7fic Near a torched car audio speakers propaganda that all crime is legal https://streamable.com/t76kdn https://streamable.com/t76kdn Destroying/looting bank in Montreal https://streamable.com/3hwkx2 https://streamable.com/3hwkx2 Pharmacy destroyed/looted in Dallas https://streamable.com/fl7e5z https://streamable.com/fl7e5z The remains of whole neighborhood destroyed https://streamable.com/dtptr1 https://streamable.com/dtptr1 Destroying stores – Dallas https://streamable.com/hn1qng https://streamable.com/hn1qng Destroying police SUV – Austin https://streamable.com/v8zk1e https://streamable.com/v8zk1e Police SUV torched LA https://streamable.com/61mdlo https://streamable.com/61mdlo Looting target/beating disabled person in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/oyjgbk https://streamable.com/oyjgbk Future apartment building destroyed with fire in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/dxmc0w https://streamable.com/dxmc0w Looting pharmacy – Minneapolis https://streamable.com/53nl1p https://streamable.com/53nl1p Destroying business in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/5lm779 https://streamable.com/5lm779 More businesses on fire in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/f1zcmy https://streamable.com/f1zcmy Ransacked Target Minneapolis https://streamable.com/b3u92p https://streamable.com/b3u92p Building burning in neighborhood Minneapolis https://streamable.com/vh5nyu https://streamable.com/vh5nyu Boy drove car into a store https://streamable.com/nrm2pn https://streamable.com/nrm2pn Post office looted/destroyed https://streamable.com/v4vflf https://streamable.com/v4vflf Minneapolis third police precinct set on fire https://streamable.com/o27w75 https://streamable.com/o27w75 More buildings on fire Minneapolis https://streamable.com/8au2lf https://streamable.com/8au2lf Autoparts Store getting destroyed/looted https://streamable.com/dum1r8 https://streamable.com/dum1r8 Autozone on fire https://streamable.com/vq9hrp https://streamable.com/vq9hrp Looting in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/jfor5g https://streamable.com/jfor5g Adults loot with their children https://streamable.com/m4cr5j https://streamable.com/m4cr5j Cars torched – Minneapolis https://streamable.com/mmk9gr https://streamable.com/mmk9gr Looting an ATM in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/ht2oxv https://streamable.com/ht2oxv Remains of destroyed/looted Cub Foods https://streamable.com/qhzlm7 https://streamable.com/qhzlm7 Business and stores on fire in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/jcpdvv https://streamable.com/jcpdvv Brenda Lenton’s home and belongings destroyed by a fire – Minneapolis https://streamable.com/3s9l17 https://streamable.com/3s9l17 Aftermath of whole neighborhood being set on fire in Minneapolis https://streamable.com/eat2c0 https://streamable.com/eat2c0 Nashville city hall set on fire while rioters cheer https://streamable.com/b3y0ep https://streamable.com/b3y0ep Fox reporters chased out with projectiles thrown at them near White House https://streamable.com/1qzyua https://streamable.com/1qzyua Attacking drivers Tulsa, Okla https://streamable.com/ixpxh9 https://streamable.com/ixpxh9 Setting St. John’s Church on fire https://streamable.com/u3y4ch https://streamable.com/u3y4ch Destroying/looting stores Montreal https://streamable.com/92h4rr https://streamable.com/92h4rr Destroying/looting store in Downtown Oakland https://streamable.com/y9s4x9 https://streamable.com/y9s4x9 Bar destroyed/Trying to loot a safe https://streamable.com/yzprm5 https://streamable.com/yzprm5 Stolen Bulldozer in Oakland https://streamable.com/lhf5ze https://streamable.com/lhf5ze Two police SUVs torched in Seattle https://streamable.com/eketpr https://streamable.com/eketpr Multiple cars torched in Philadelphia https://streamable.com/13784m https://streamable.com/13784m Ohio Statehouse being destroyed https://streamable.com/k13b3l https://streamable.com/k13b3l Trying to breach Justice Center/central police precinct Portland https://streamable.com/avcfq0 https://streamable.com/avcfq0 Destroying/Looting Justice Center Portland https://streamable.com/1j6fof https://streamable.com/1j6fof Looting small business in Portland https://streamable.com/bfs08c https://streamable.com/bfs08c Destroying/looting small business Portland https://streamable.com/adfxxt https://streamable.com/adfxxt Looting Louis Vuitton store https://streamable.com/f4ysu9 https://streamable.com/f4ysu9 Driving stolen cars into stores – Portland https://streamable.com/o1w92j https://streamable.com/o1w92j Destroying Chase Bank – Portland https://streamable.com/o1wtom https://streamable.com/o1wtom Setting Chase Bank on fire – Portland https://streamable.com/nanakz https://streamable.com/nanakz Destroying/Looting Apple Store – Portland https://streamable.com/2wncgk https://streamable.com/2wncgk Looting in St. Paul https://streamable.com/6fouwt https://streamable.com/6fouwt Looting Shoe Store https://streamable.com/60v3xh https://streamable.com/60v3xh Looting apple store https://streamable.com/1wzq39 https://streamable.com/1wzq39 Looting North Face store – NYC https://streamable.com/ux7djn https://streamable.com/ux7djn Nike Store being looted – NYC https://streamable.com/6sdcb3 https://streamable.com/6sdcb3 Looting in Union Square – NYC https://streamable.com/jiz3zd https://streamable.com/jiz3zd Looting T-mobile store https://streamable.com/ag5kwc https://streamable.com/ag5kwc Shop owner saves store from looters with a firearm https://streamable.com/5oj1jl https://streamable.com/5oj1jl Business owner defends his store from looters with a firearm https://streamable.com/pmdjkb https://streamable.com/pmdjkb
• anoplus 6y ago
  I think people should have protests targeted toward (lack of) freedom of press itself. I mean freedom of press is the big story here. Because bad things unreported are even worse than bad things reported. Its all about building trust for society. What do you think?