FreePress.net: FRIDAY: Delivery of 50,000 Letters Demanding St. Paul Drop Charges Against Journalists

I fully expect someone who has been totally brainwashed by corporate media to praise that fox/msnbc/cnn/abc/cbs swill as "journalism." The cops understood they were targeting journalists. Are you going to argue with your own precious police force?

If you had any idea what j-school is teaching these days you might comprehend terms like "citizen-journalism" "indy-media" "new media" etc. - these are actually covered in a minor called "new media" in colleges today.

Perhaps 25 years ago, whether its been that long since you attended college (if you did), or your playbook is just that old, the term indy-media wasn't in the text...However, I challenge you to look up the very history of the press in this country and the entire reason it is protected by the constitution. History of the press has always been available to those who actually read their textbooks.

The Corporate monopolies of today, were not around when "freedom of press" was originally considered and guaranteed by the first amendment. This fact alone discredits your entire argument about corporate (therefore in your opinion legitimate ) media having superior rights to independent journalists. In large part, especially when corporations and government has merged, that's exactly what freedom of the press is there to protect against.

As far as being out on the streets dressed and acting like other protesters - there is nothing anywhere that dictates you have to be a shill, nor is there a dress code that makes someone legitimate or non legitimate members of the press. People can participate in events, be they say.... political conventions (and be voting for the party of the convention they are covering) or protests of any sort...and still be journalists - only a fool or a pinko would think otherwise.

As far as "I cite examples of some of those arrested who dressed and acted just like those that were committing the acts of violence" if you are going to cite them then do so - Cite: provide sources of your information to back up your claim.

Objectivity - You want to tell me members of the corporate media you are touting are "objective"? Give me a fucking break.

Furthermore, whether you are aware of it or not, the indymedia collective is nationwide, it is one of many independently run outfits that has grown out of the need for presenting more than the corporate/establishment agenda propaganda in and to communities across this country.
Members/volunteers/staff of these outlets share equal protection under the constitution as journalists & as citizens. Those who were targeted harassed and arrested by St. Paul PD, Denver PD, and Federal "Law enforcement" agencies for reporting events which were blacked out from the mainstream until after the fact - have inalienable rights that these so called "peace officers" violated to the extreme. Some of these very same tactics have been used before - Million dollar lawsuits brought against the authorities involved have found that these tactics violate the rights of protesters and journalists. There are plenty of pending lawsuits in Denver at this time and it didn't even get as ugly as it has been in the Twin Cities. Please look them up, watch them closely and if you don't understand something when they rule in favor of those who filed suit - feel free to ask a high-school or college student to explain it to you.

Independent media, along with Citizen journalism are watchdog outlets that inform the public of the issues not presented by the mainstream. Whether you like it or not, there will always be people out here watching the watchers - with good reason, as demonstrated in this past weeks events, along with the entire demand for independent media.

I suggest you consider relocating to Bejing or somewhere in Russia where there is no such thing as the first amendment that guarantees "freedom of the press" - You might be much happier as your outlook appears to be in agreement with those pseudo-communist establishments.

This is America sir/mam - perhaps you should start acting like a goddamn freedom loving American - and quit just using that banter to enlarge your genitalia.

Happy trails.