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With Reporters Shot and Roughed up, Advocates Question Whether Those Covering Protests Are Targets
- On Sunday, June 9, 2025, multiple reporters including Australian correspondent Lauren Tomasi and British photographer Nick Stern were shot with nonlethal rounds by law enforcement while covering protests in Los Angeles.
- The protests began on June 6, 2025, following immigration raids, escalating over the weekend amid the disputed deployment of 2,000 National Guard members by President Trump against California Governor Newsom and LA Mayor Bass's objections.
- Press advocates documented over 20 attacks on journalists, including rubber bullets, pepper balls, and physical assaults, raising concerns about deliberate targeting of media covering the protests.
- While reporting live, Tomasi was struck in the leg by a rubber bullet and later assured viewers on air that she was unharmed, saying, "I'm OK." Meanwhile, Stern suffered a serious thigh injury caused by a fast-moving sponge bullet, which necessitated urgent surgical treatment.
- In response, California officials announced a federal lawsuit on Monday claiming Trump overstepped his authority in deploying the National Guard, while local leaders said military presence worsened tensions.
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In the California metropolis, the protests against the government's migration policy continue. In the midst of the heated situation, a reporter is targeted by a police officer in front of the camera.
Real footage of Los Angeles violent riots, four Australian reporters shot by police - www.cairnsnews.org
https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/fourth-australian-media-worker-struck-in-la-riots-press-groups-say-journalists-targeted-20250611-p5m6iq.html Los Angeles police it seems know of the fake news, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and used a few reporters for target practice, but it was a case of mistaken identity. Nine’s Lauren Tomasi was at the time reporting in the city’s downtown area, where law enforcement and the US National Guard …
LAPD Running Amok, Dishing Out Numerous Injuries to Protesters and Journalists in LA
Today, the Substack, Closer To The Edge, penned a letter to the Los Angeles Police Department, and the opening graph says it all: You shot a journalist on live television. You struck another in the forehead while he was standing alone under a freeway....
In the course of the protests against Trump's deportation policy, a media representative is under attack. There was a similar incident already on Sunday.
At least 27 journalists have been injured in the protests against US President Trump's government's migration policy, reports the organization Reporters Without Borders.
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