Journalists Prepare for Protests Where They Could Be Targets
No one wants to see repeats of the siege at the U.S. Capitol, and no one wants to be caught flat-footed.
- Published 16 January 2021
This article was republished here with permission from The Associated Press, however it is no longer available to read on Snopes.com.
NEW YORK (AP) — While monitoring online chatter about protests at state capitols in advance of next week’s presidential inauguration, the Seattle Times came across a chilling description for journalists: soft targets. The phrase drove home the importance of safety precautions being put in place by news organizations across the country this weekend, including those planned by Times managing editor Ray Rivera and his colleagues. “This is scary territory,” Rivera said. “I don’t want to…
