By: Emily Liebkemann

Emily Liebkemann
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:03:05 +0000

In reply to Martese” target=”_blank” title=”/2020/09/students-hold-second-protest-in-response-to-public-safety-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-119096″>Martese”>/2020/09/students-hold-second-protest-in-response-to-public-safety-notice/comment-page-1/#comment-119096″>Martese Roulette.

Hi,

It is US national law that any person who is out in public is consenting to be photographed and recorded (Nussenzweig v DiCorcia, Sanders vs American Broadcasting Cos, Inc., and many more).

What’s more, it is unethical and immoral for journalists to censor anything. Protestors know and understand the dangers of protesting, and they have a right to ask not to be photographed or recorded, but news outlets do not have to comply with those wishes.

Would you want to read a news article that you know had been censored? You can be pressed, but The Lantern did everything right.

Hope you have a nice day :)