1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgErik Crouchhttps://cpj.org/author/ecrouch/‘It is becoming unbearable:’ Journalists say they have become ‘scapegoats’ at anti-vaccine protests - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TVSdFwuwJC"><a href="https://cpj.org/2021/10/it-is-becoming-unbearable-journalists-say-they-have-become-scapegoats-at-anti-vaccine-protests/">‘It is becoming unbearable:’ Journalists say they have become ‘scapegoats’ at anti-vaccine protests</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2021/10/it-is-becoming-unbearable-journalists-say-they-have-become-scapegoats-at-anti-vaccine-protests/embed/#?secret=TVSdFwuwJC" width="600" height="338" title="“‘It is becoming unbearable:’ Journalists say they have become ‘scapegoats’ at anti-vaccine protests” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="TVSdFwuwJC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/rt_eu_feature_10-04-2021.jpg40992737Journalists covering demonstrations against COVID-19 countermeasures have been called “terrorists,” “pedophiles,” “murderers,” and “scumbags.” Protesters have harassed and assaulted members of the press, and told them that “the nooses are ready.” Threats like these have become increasingly familiar for reporters in Europe and the United States, where the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a CPJ partner,...