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Journalists stoked and promoted race riots for most of 2020, took part in them, experienced some violence as part of them and now... are claiming they were atta

Journalists stoked and promoted race riots for most of 2020, took part in them, experienced some violence as part of them and now... are claiming they were attacked in those same riots? At the end of the day, not a single journalist has been held personally responsible for the lies and division they're responsible for endlessly peddling in the Western world over the past 10 years. The only journalists who've come to harm are those who've exposed the truth, which really should give everyone something to think about.

jawns 6y ago
> At the end of the day, not a single journalist has been held personally responsible In the U.S., "an unprecedented 110 [journalists] were arrested or charged in 2020, many while covering demonstrations against police violence; at least 12 still face charges." https://cpj.org/2020/12/number-of-journalists-jailed-worldwide-hits-record-amid-unrest-pandemic/ https://cpj.org/2020/12/number-of-journalists-jailed-worldwi...
- akarma 6y ago
  The data on 110 journalists arrested comes from this source [1]. In the first three incidents listed, they are "independent journalists." (1) One of these independent journalists asked to be identified through their Twitter handle. Their name on Twitter is "Andy Ngo is a fascist," and their bio is "ACAB means all of 'em, including Kamala." The first handful of their tweets includes "F* the peace police" in reference to those attempting to stop violence from occurring at a protest. This person is most certainly not a part of the press, and it is not surprising this person would be arrested, presumably for violent behavior, at a protest. (2) Looking at other cases, many of these "independent reporters" don't seem to exist anywhere on the internet under their legal name. The first and only relevant search result is the Press Freedom Tracker website. (3) Another one is actually a hairdresser instead, and not a reporter. No articles ever written that I can find, and on Twitter, no reference to journalism - just being a cat mom and lots of swearing about politics. It's really disappointing to lose faith in the Press Freedom Tracker. I expected a high level of journalistic integrity, and it feels so instinctually wrong to lose trust in an organization like that, but wow. [1] https://pressfreedomtracker.us/arrest-criminal-charge/ https://pressfreedomtracker.us/arrest-criminal-charge/
  - dasm 6y ago
    The examples you selected do not seem representative of the list. For example, the top three incidents involve verifiable journalists. You neglect to mention these before skipping to #4, the ACAB twitter account.
    - akarma 6y ago
      For me, the top three were not verified journalists. Yes, legitimate journalists are sometimes arrested by police, and this website documents those cases accurately. Seeing that a substantial number of their incidents are misleading or false, however, takes away from the validity of their data. I can trust them to report an individual incident accurately in their incidents involving legitimate journalists, but I cannot not trust their data. As every journalist knows — one false incident and the credibility of your data is lost.
imbnwa 6y ago
> Journalists stoked and promoted race riots for most of 2020, took part in them Citation needed
- spoopyskelly 6y ago
  The query mostly peaceful protests has about 9 million search results on Google. There's your citation.
cafard 6y ago
Stoked and promoted? That was a reporter kneeling on George Floyd's neck?

jawns 6y ago

> At the end of the day, not a single journalist has been held personally responsible In the U.S., "an unprecedented 110 [journalists] were arrested or charged in 2020, many while covering demonstrations against police violence; at least 12 still face charges." https://cpj.org/2020/12/number-of-journalists-jailed-worldwide-hits-record-amid-unrest-pandemic/ https://cpj.org/2020/12/number-of-journalists-jailed-worldwi...

akarma 6y ago
The data on 110 journalists arrested comes from this source [1]. In the first three incidents listed, they are "independent journalists." (1) One of these independent journalists asked to be identified through their Twitter handle. Their name on Twitter is "Andy Ngo is a fascist," and their bio is "ACAB means all of 'em, including Kamala." The first handful of their tweets includes "F* the peace police" in reference to those attempting to stop violence from occurring at a protest. This person is most certainly not a part of the press, and it is not surprising this person would be arrested, presumably for violent behavior, at a protest. (2) Looking at other cases, many of these "independent reporters" don't seem to exist anywhere on the internet under their legal name. The first and only relevant search result is the Press Freedom Tracker website. (3) Another one is actually a hairdresser instead, and not a reporter. No articles ever written that I can find, and on Twitter, no reference to journalism - just being a cat mom and lots of swearing about politics. It's really disappointing to lose faith in the Press Freedom Tracker. I expected a high level of journalistic integrity, and it feels so instinctually wrong to lose trust in an organization like that, but wow. [1] https://pressfreedomtracker.us/arrest-criminal-charge/ https://pressfreedomtracker.us/arrest-criminal-charge/
- dasm 6y ago
  The examples you selected do not seem representative of the list. For example, the top three incidents involve verifiable journalists. You neglect to mention these before skipping to #4, the ACAB twitter account.
  - akarma 6y ago
    For me, the top three were not verified journalists. Yes, legitimate journalists are sometimes arrested by police, and this website documents those cases accurately. Seeing that a substantial number of their incidents are misleading or false, however, takes away from the validity of their data. I can trust them to report an individual incident accurately in their incidents involving legitimate journalists, but I cannot not trust their data. As every journalist knows — one false incident and the credibility of your data is lost.

imbnwa 6y ago

> Journalists stoked and promoted race riots for most of 2020, took part in them Citation needed

spoopyskelly 6y ago
The query mostly peaceful protests has about 9 million search results on Google. There's your citation.

cafard 6y ago

Stoked and promoted? That was a reporter kneeling on George Floyd's neck?