RTNDA Protests Arrests Of Two Reporters

WaPo's Lowery Being Arrested

Despite a call from RTDNA for authorities to recognize the rights of journalists working to cover the events in Ferguson, Missouri, at least two reporters were arrested by police Wednesday evening while doing their jobs. (See original posting, Click Here)

Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowry says he was slammed into a soda machine, handcuffed and arrested, only to be released later when Ferguson's police chief sent orders.  (Photo by Robert Cohen, McClatchy-Tribune News Service)

The Huffington Posts's Ryan J. Reilly says the officer arresting him slammed his head against the glass at the restaurant near the site of the shooting of Michael Brown where he was filing a story.

RTDNA condemns the physical violence and unjustified arrest of the journalists, and demands authorities respect the rights of reporters covering the unfolding situation in Missouri. RTDNA Executive Director Mike Cavender wrote a new letter to the city's police chief Thursday morning: