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<nowiki>====Date: [[:Category:PUT YEAR HERE | AND HERE]] ====</nowiki>
====Date: [[:Category:2008| 2008]] ====


<nowiki>====Region: [[:Category:PUT NAME OF CONTINENTS HERE, ONE PER TAG | AND HERE]]====</nowiki>
====Region: [[:Category:North America | North America]]====


<nowiki>====Subject: [[:Category:PUT SUBJECT HERE | AND HERE]]====</nowiki>
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Social/First Amendment Rights | Political/Social/First Amendment Rights]]====


<nowiki>====Medium: [[:Category:MEDIUM | AND HERE]]====</nowiki>
====Medium: [[:Category:Film/News Media | Film/News Media]]====


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<nowiki>'''Artist:''' ARTIST NAME</nowiki>
'''Artist:''' Amy Goodman, Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel Kouddous of ''Democracy Now!''


<nowiki>'''Confronting Bodies:''' NAME OF ORGANIZATION OR PEOPLE DOING THE CENSORING</nowiki>
'''Confronting Bodies:''' The Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments, the Ramsey County Sheriff and United States Secret Service personnel


<nowiki>'''Dates of Action:''' YEAR OR YEARS OF THE CASE</nowiki>
'''Dates of Action:''' September 1, 2008


<nowiki>'''Location:''' CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY</nowiki>
'''Location:''' St. Paul, MN


<nowiki>'''Description of Artwork:''' DESCRIBE THE ARTWORK OR MEDIA ITEM</nowiki>
'''Description of Artwork:''' The ''Democracy Now!'' reporters captured police arresting and assaulting protesters on the day of the Republican National Convention


<nowiki>'''The Incident:''' DESCRIBE THE INSTIGATION, THE ATTEMPT AT CENSORSHIP, AND THE RESPONSE</nowiki>
'''The Incident:''' During the 2008 Republican National Convention, Goodman Salazar and Kouddous were only three out of dozens of reporters arrested by law enforcement. On September 1st, 2008, the opening day of the convention, Salazar and Kouddous were covering a police crackdown on a street protest. Goodman claimed that while she was making her press status known to the arresting officers, the Secret Service proceeded to rip their credentials from them and continue the arrest.


<nowiki>'''Results of Incident:''' HOW WAS IT EVENTUALLY RESOLVED? IS IT ONGOING?</nowiki>
'''Results of Incident:''' Goodman, Salazar and Kouddous filed a lawsuit against the Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments, the Ramsey County Sheriff and United States Secret Service personnel challenging the policies and conduct of law enforcement during the 2008 Republican National Convention.  In October 2011, a settlement was reached in favor of the ''Democracy Now!'' reporters. The settlement includes $100,000 in compensation paid by the St. Paul and Minneapolis Police Departments and the Secret Service. The settlement also includes an agreement by the St. Paul Police Department to implement a training program aimed at educating officers regarding the First Amendment rights of the press and public with respect to police operations, including proper procedures for dealing with the press covering demonstrations.


<nowiki>'''Source:''' SOURCE OF REFERENCE ARTICLES, INCLUDE LINKS TO WEB PAGES</nowiki>


/CATEGORY TAGS FOR YEAR, DECADE, CENTURY, CONTINENT, COUNTRY, STATE, MEDIUM, NOTABLE CREATORS, NOTABLE ISSUES/
'''Source:''' [http://www.democracynow.org/2011/10/3/settlement_reached_over_arrest_of_amy ''Democracy Now!'']


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Revision as of 01:01, 28 November 2011

Date: 2008

Region: North America

Subject: Political/Social/First Amendment Rights

Medium: Film/News Media

Artist: Amy Goodman, Nicole Salazar and Sharif Abdel Kouddous of Democracy Now!

Confronting Bodies: The Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments, the Ramsey County Sheriff and United States Secret Service personnel

Dates of Action: September 1, 2008

Location: St. Paul, MN

Description of Artwork: The Democracy Now! reporters captured police arresting and assaulting protesters on the day of the Republican National Convention

The Incident: During the 2008 Republican National Convention, Goodman Salazar and Kouddous were only three out of dozens of reporters arrested by law enforcement. On September 1st, 2008, the opening day of the convention, Salazar and Kouddous were covering a police crackdown on a street protest. Goodman claimed that while she was making her press status known to the arresting officers, the Secret Service proceeded to rip their credentials from them and continue the arrest.

Results of Incident: Goodman, Salazar and Kouddous filed a lawsuit against the Minneapolis and St. Paul Police Departments, the Ramsey County Sheriff and United States Secret Service personnel challenging the policies and conduct of law enforcement during the 2008 Republican National Convention. In October 2011, a settlement was reached in favor of the Democracy Now! reporters. The settlement includes $100,000 in compensation paid by the St. Paul and Minneapolis Police Departments and the Secret Service. The settlement also includes an agreement by the St. Paul Police Department to implement a training program aimed at educating officers regarding the First Amendment rights of the press and public with respect to police operations, including proper procedures for dealing with the press covering demonstrations.


Source: Democracy Now!



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