The Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California chapter is continuing to send observers to protests this week, including the No Kings protests this weekend. Observers witnessed inappropriate handling of press by local law enforcement, as detailed in one of two letters to officials this week regarding treatment of journalists at recent protests.
Should journalists in the region covering upcoming protests and beyond, please contact us at spjnorcal@gmail.com. You can reach chapter president Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez at fitzthereporter [AT] gmail [DOT] com and vice president Ida Mojadad at imojadad [AT] gmail [DOT] com. We are both on Signal.
We are also collecting experiences of journalists’ who feel their ability to report has been compromised in any way. Reach out for the survey link.
Resources for journalists covering protests can be found here:
- SPJ Safety and Reporting guidelines: https://www.spj.org/reporting-safely-
- First Amendment Coalition’s FREE legal hotline: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/legal-hotline/
- Staying Safe While Documenting Civil Unrest training: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tSPbw3cbM1fEVxUB4R_rALQ3b9eoXn5i/view?usp=drivesdk