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About
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* See colored tabs at bottom of page for different types of evidence and research (on smaller screens, scroll until "Precedents" tab).
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* This does NOT address public record (CPRA) and meeting laws. That's another set of issues. Note that "field incidents" are contrasted with "admin overreach" (investigations/searches/prosecution), and either can end up in litigation/claims.
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* This does NOT address digital/online harassment, which is known to be serious and pervasive.
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* This information is maintained by the Los Angeles Press Club. If you have information to add or update, email pressrights@lapressclub.org or DM Adam Rose (LAPC's press rights chair) on his socials where he's usually @adjoro.
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* If you find evidence on social media, it may disappear. Please save it to the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine (also look for "lost" evidence there): https://web.archive.org/save/
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* A disproportionate number of victims listed in these tabs are journalists of color. That data used to be tracked, but the volume of incidents has made it impractical. There's no doubt it's a serious trend and problem.
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Practical resources (California focused)
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Protest safety tip sheethttps://lapressclub.org/tips-for-safely-covering-protests-updated-2022/
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Legal definition of a protected journalist under PC 409.7https://lapressclub.org/definition-protected-journalist-penal-code-section-409-7a/
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Legal hotlines for journalistshttps://lapressclub.org/legal-hotlines-resources-california-journalists/
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Online harassment toolkithttps://lapressclub.org/online-harassment-toolkit/
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Emergency grants for journalistsAsk Adam Rose (pressrights@lapressclub.org) for unpublished list
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California Drone Laws For Journalists (rough draft)https://www.notion.so/adamrose/California-Local-Drone-Laws-For-Journalists-046d3009bc7f4569b62cc0fe571bb59c
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CA POST Crowd Management Guidelines (see Part 6.1 about Media)https://post.ca.gov/Portals/0/post_docs/publications/Crowd_Management.pdf
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Law enforcement agency sizehttps://post.ca.gov/Law-Enforcement-Employment-Statistics-for-POST-Participating-Agencies
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SoCal Press Advocacy Email AddressesAsk Adam Rose (pressrights@lapressclub.org) for unpublished list
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Related research
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Slideshow of photo/video evidence from police incidents (CW: graphic)https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10-KvxXKg3TKmeD1QJd3fHJWjXm4qLEdIqQvQByMfWPA/edit#slide=id.gd797af04a3_1_16
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US Press Freedom Tracker (California search)https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/?state=California
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LAPD incidents from 6/24/22 (Dobbs overturning Roe v Wade) broken out in separate dochttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1wPtxOKBeKaZMWSzo6I9GZEdF2UAb7roPnljhmA17nnU/edit
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Police Agencies Abandoning Press Credentials (informal memo)https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BYhvh_DlRRAPxDfKN51c6pglUNWDeAQT2YdPy1aTEb0/edit
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Additional historical NorCal police incidentshttps://48hills.org/2024/03/cops-and-judges-cant-get-away-with-violating-reporters-first-amendment-rights/
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Journalist Harassment at Homeless Encampments by City of Los Angeles Officialshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/14lN6urXnTBd-5oBU4FXPB2qNeMJclhJqtAiRpy-HSV0/edit
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2000-2019 LAPD incidentsAsk Adam Rose (pressrights@lapressclub.org) for unpublished collection
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Los Angeles City Government Access NotesAsk Adam Rose (pressrights@lapressclub.org) for unpublished collection
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Deprecated Sheets (now merged here)
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There used to be several separate Google Sheets where this information was kept. They were consolidated to this one on 05/04/24. Moving forward, new examples will be added in the tabs below.
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Private Citizen Assaults
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UQuCniS3XRrjkdbcb8ahlzFkGqL3WvZFAo9r4E--QW8/edit#gid=0
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Litigation Tracker
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D-OhMRFQYojEd41ex-HcIX8VYS-FIWoi5yLdZsxWOsA/edit#gid=0
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