NewsGuild Supports Journalists Detained During Inauguration

Following the arrest of journalists during the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., the Executive Council of the NewsGuild-CWA called on the Attorney General to produce any evidence or grounds for detaining the six journalists who were arrested, or drop the charges.

In a letter, the TNG-CWA leaders stated, “All personnel involved in policing public protests should be trained in the fundamental necessity – and legally protected right – of a free press to perform its duties without harassment or interference.”

Charges against four of the reporters have been dropped, but two journalists are still facing charges.