Groups hosting and coordinating the ongoing unrest in Portland, Oregon, have established an “approved” media list and are vetting coverage from on the ground, according to a report from Reason’s reporter on the scene, Nancy Rommelmann, and they are blocking, harassing, and even threatening “un-approved” journalists there to provide more accurate coverage of riots, looting, and violence.
Rommelmann says she became curious about the way Portland’s unrest was being covered in mainstream media outlets after seeing individuals at demonstrations with the word “press” emblazoned across helmets and protective body armor.
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