Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is planning to mirror real-life events in its upcoming season.
31.05.2020 - 21:51 / thewrap.com
Journalists across the country covering the protests and unrest in response to the murder of George Floyd have been attacked and arrested by police, with several of those incidents occurring on air.
“Police forces have regularly attacked and arrested journalists at protests in this country. But often it has been unfamous [sic] journalists from non-corporate outlets, so no one paid attention to it,” Jeremy Scahill of The Intercept wrote. “Now, the police are deliberately & consistently attacking
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is planning to mirror real-life events in its upcoming season.
A petition has been launched
The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of journalists who have been targeted and attacked while covering the protests that began after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody.
It’s been two days since Donald Trump blamed the “lamestream media” for the ongoing anti-racism protests in a tweet, calling journalists “truly bad people with a sick agenda.” Even before the president’s lewd tweet, police had been targeting journalists and reporters covering the nationwide protests calling for justice in the death of George Floyd, 46.
Kim Kardashian has offered financial support to a young woman shot with a rubber bullet by police while protesting.
Kim Kardashian West is using her wealth and influence to help one young protester.
Late-night TV hosts returned to their shows Monday to discuss the Minneapolis protests and George Floyd’s death.