Press freedom? Police target media, arrest and teargas reporters at Ferguson protests

Al Jazeera Crew - Fergusen
An Al Jazeera television crew, covering demonstrators protesting the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown, scramble for cover as police fire tear gas into their reporting position on August 13, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. (AFP Photo / Getty Images / Scott Olson)

Press freedom? Police target media, arrest and teargas reporters at Ferguson protests (RT, Aug 14, 2014):

Two reporters were detained at the Ferguson protests, and police behaved as “soldiers” with the “enemy combatants,” journalists said. Outrage over the incident spilled into both the media and social networks.

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