Covering the black bloc

Proper risk assessment requires understanding why some protesters attack journalists

By Natasha Lennard

The Occupy Wall Street protests are challenging for reporters to cover safely (Flickr/Sunset Parkerpix)

Since Occupy Wall Street’s inception in New York last September and consequent spread throughout the U.S., hundreds of journalists found themselves covering tense street protests, often for the first time. Within weeks reporters -credentialed, staff, independent and citizen journalists alike – found they were not immune to arrest or harassment from police.

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