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Re:CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapo... by maest on Friday May 29, 2020 @10:21AM (#23350253)
Convenient for who?
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Re:CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapo... by meragrin_ on Friday May 29, 2020 @11:32AM (#23351149)
Either of them. CNN essentially controls the story. The cops could have thought they could have quietly gotten rid a potential source of trouble.
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Re:CNN reporter arrested live on air while covering Minneapo... by ric2b on Friday May 29, 2020 @03:07PM (#23354225)
The cops could have controlled the story by not arresting a journalism crew.
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