US sees over 400 attacks on press freedom in under a month — but why? Police have targeted journalists on live TV during the George Floyd protests. Courtney Radsch of the Committee to Protect Journalists talks about what's behind this development and what it could mean for the world

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I have seen "journalists" mixed up with violent rioters. They are sometimes involved in the riots and provide cover for rioters and sometimes/often produce fake news or stage news to make a certain party appear bad. Which means that each of these cases should be taken separately.

I also have seen real journalists being attacked by protesters, while these journalists are just neutral.

Since almost nobody has been protesting for a journalist who is still in prison in the UK, it is clear that this is mostly about nonsense and not really about journalism.