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Happened to a reporter on the Key bridge in DC.

https://twitter.com/DailyCaller/status/1300857489559375877

EDIT: apparently "You're not allowed to Post" also applies

The Daily Caller has been managed by Tucker Carlson, who attacks protesters on the air virtually every day. The Daily Caller is known for right-wing troll articles. There’s no chance in hell that this publication would ever portray protesters favorably.

And therefore protestors have a right to prevent them from filming in a public space?

Oh sure, the Daily Caller certainly has a right to complain. They just shouldn’t expect anyone to take them seriously about their intentions to report without bias.

All reporting is biased, even when people strive to avoid it.

To be human is to have biases and preferences, even if you are unaware of them.

This isn't true. The Daily Caller defends the fundamental right to protest. This piece from their Co-Founder lays that out clearly: https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/09/neil-patel-is-america-goo...

They do, however, make a distinction between peaceful protest and violent rioting/looting. They expose corporate media's lies: https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/12/examples-media-claiming-p...

Do you think the Daily Caller shouldn’t be allowed to film and report?

Calling anyone from the Daily Caller a “reporter” is charitable at best.

Whether or not you think they’re “reporters” is irrelevant to whether they should be allowed to film.

Agreed. This is illustrative of the point expressed in the article. Upthread there is a comment observing a similar incident that happened to a Washington Post reporter.

That's why they made it the lead of the article. They can't defend anything else about the response to the protests so they try and say the protestors are being illiberal. It's all BS dude. Wise up. 1st Amendment happening in PDX and they gotta not get killed by police and Proud Boys while they're at it.

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