- We are OUTRAGED and deeply alarmed by the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort by federal agents, and by the government’s escalating effort to criminalize and threaten press freedom under the guise of law enforcement. The First Amendment is not optional and journalism is not a crime.
- A government that responds to scrutiny by targeting the messenger is not protecting the public, it is attempting to intimidate it, and considering recent incidents regarding federal agents, it is attempting to distract it. Read the full statement we signed with 40 other organizations.Jan 30, 2026 20:49
- We join NABJ, other partner orgs in calling on federal authorities to immediately clarify the legal justification for the arrests of Lemon and Fort and to halt all retaliatory posture toward journalists that undermine constitutional press protections cc: @amnesty-usa.bsky.social @uwcjmd.bsky.social
- "The normalization of arrests during lawful newsgathering poses risks to ALL journalists. "Journalism that holds power to account strengthens democracy. That mission must be defended, not punished. Not now. Not this way, and again, NOT ON OUR WATCH!"
