Police arrested CNN journalist Omar Jimenez and his crew on air early Friday during a live broadcast in Minneapolis, as they covered riots sparked by George Floyd’s death, sparking intense outrage …
’s death, sparking intense outrage as well as an apology by Minnesota governor Tim Walz to top executives at the cable-news network . CNN called the arrests a “violation of First Amendment rights.”
“A CNN reporter and his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves – a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, including the Governor, must release the three CNN employees immediately,” CNN said in a statement.
The story has pushed news outlets to pivot from their coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, which has been all-encompassing in recent weeks. CNN, which has for several months aired a two-hour coronavirus “town hall” on Thursday nights in primetime in recent weeks, cut that program to an hour so that it could expand its coverage of the Minneapolis unrest.
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