According to the Journalistic Freedoms Index, the United States does not have an advanced position among countries, but it has always been considered one of the best arenas for practicing the profession of journalism, but this belief fluctuated with the escalation of attacks on American and foreign photographers and correspondents, and most of them fell into the hands of policemen and others were committed by angry protesters. .
In a few days, several American cities lived in contrasting scenes, which were less similar in the country's recent history, formed in angry protests and peaceful marches, in addition to looting and robbery at the same time.
Amid this hot scene, reporters and photographers found themselves at the heart of the turmoil, some of them turning into news in itself. The American Press Freedom Index announced more than 300 incidents of assault on journalists, most of them by the police, ranging from arrest and interrogation to the destruction of camera and live broadcast equipment.
The most unusual situation was when CNN correspondent Omar Jiminaz and his crew were arrested during a live broadcast from Minneapolis, from which the protests sparked after Floyd was killed by police.
In turn, the Freedom of the Press Committee of Journalists telegramed to the security authorities in Minneapolis and crossed all states requesting protection of press freedom guaranteed by the country's constitution, and the letter was signed by 115 media and human rights organizations, which appealed to the authorities to take disciplinary action against those found to be involved in the police in the attacks, Grant the journalistic staff freedom of movement and ensure that all information about any attack against the media is published.