The statement reads:
âRecent civil unrest in Minneapolis and St. Paul has drawn national attention to the relationship between media, protestors and law enforcement officials. The Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication is a School dedicated to teaching students and training professionals to be leaders in their fields and to be thoughtful, productive citizens in their communities and in public life.
"Less than a year ago during social unrest, we stated unequivocally that the Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication takes seriously its responsibility to educate the public on the rights and responsibilities protecting press freedoms covered by the First Amendment,â said Elisia Cohen, director of the Hubbard School and professor. âIt is disheartening that even after a court order protecting journalists to ensure their First Amendment right to lawfully cover protests, documentation provided to the U.S. District Court demonstrates that journalists have been ordered to disperse from covering protests, targeted for detention and photography, and prevented from conducting lawful newsgathering by officers in Brooklyn Center. We support the work of the Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law to document journalist detention and use of force by law enforcement, and are particularly concerned about the reports by journalists of color who reported disparate treatment.â