Minnesota Opinion: DC insurrection is another reason to appreciate journalism
From the editorial: Journalists are the public s eyes and ears on the truth. Violent, intimidating, arresting, and other attempts to keep them from that important work demand to be condemned.
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Duluth News Tribune Editorial Board | 7:00 am, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
Smoke billows in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Jan. 6, after a mob stormed the building. REUTERS / Stephanie Keith
If you were among the millions Jan. 6, 2021, watching and monitoring news feeds mesmerized and horrified as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, breached the Senate and House chambers, and attacked our very democracy take a moment to be grateful for journalism.
Other Opinion: DC melee another reason to appreciate journalism
Journalists are the public s eyes and ears on the truth. Violent, intimidating, arresting, and other attempts to keep them from that important work demand to be condemned.
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Duluth News Tribune | 3:00 am, Jan. 13, 2021 ×
If you were among the millions Wednesday watching and monitoring news feeds mesmerized and horrified as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol, breached the Senate and House chambers, and attacked our very democracy take a moment to be grateful for journalism.
That isn’t to suggest journalists are heroes the same way firefighters, EMTs, police, and others act heroically. But in an emergency, those carrying cameras and pens play a vital role, too, showing us and telling us what’s happening while creating an accurate record so future generations can learn from our checkered past. They are our warriors for truth.
From the editorial: "Journalists are the public's eyes and ears on the truth. Violent, intimidating, arresting, and other attempts to keep them from that important work demand to be condemned."
Journalists are the public's eyes and ears on the truth. Violent, intimidating, arresting, and other attempts to keep them from that important work demand to be condemned.
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The media risers overlooking President Trump supporters at Trump s rally at the Duluth International Airport on Sept. 30, 2020. (Samantha Erkkila / serkkila@duluthnews.com)
DULUTH President Donald Trump was bound for Duluth.
And when he arrived Sept. 30, Samantha Erkkila was there as a multimedia producer, a job that sometimes finds her creating videos of news events for the Duluth News Tribune.