Reporters are being arrested in Ferguson as part of the media blackout.
Poynter, a journalism support organization, is also collecting a list. The Press Freedom Foundation is tracking and filing public records requests for arrested journalists. MuckRock News is also filing public records requests.
The following reporters have been arrested in Ferguson:
Wednesday 8/13
- Wesley Lowery (Washington Post)
- Ryan J. Reilly (Huffington Post)
- Antonio French (citizen, elected official)
Here's an article about the arrests including the reaction of police chief Thomas Jackson ("stunned" and ordered their release), tweets from the reporters, and some video.
Reporters are being arrested without charge and without being read their Miranda rights.
Sunday 8/17
- Robert Klemko (Sports Illustrated) (source)
- Rob Crilly (The Telegraph) (source)
- Matthew Giles (independent) (source one, two) "held w/ 5 others in armored truck 6 hours before booking @ Clayton Jail"
- Neil Munshi (Financial Times) (source one, two) (briefly detained)
Monday 8/18
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Scott Olson (Getty Images) (source one, two) (mugshot)
- See his images of Ferguson for Getty
- Tweet from Ryan J. Reilly: "He was literally just across the street from the media area. Not a good sign for media access tonight."
- As of 9:00pm CDT Scott has been released, according to Getty Images.
- Kerry Picket (Breitbart) (source one)
- Matty Giles (student) (source one)
- CNN reporter Don Lemon was threatened with arrest and police tried to stop him in the middle of a live broadcast. [source] The officer, Dan Page, has been removed from duty.
Tuesday 8/19
Early morning / Overnight
- Reports of 2 foreign journalists being detained (Sources: one, two, three) (Photo of the arrest, second photo)
- Ryan Devereaux (The Intercept) (source one, two, three, four) (released Tuesday Morning) (he wrote this account of his arrest)
- Lukas Hermsmeier (Bild, Germany) (source one, two) (released Tuesday Morning)
- Frank Hermann (Die Welt, Germany) (source)
- Ansgar Graw (Die Welt, Germany) (source, two) (mugshot)
PM
- Tom Walters (CTV, Canada) (source one)
Wednesday 8/20
AM
- Reportedly, at least one reporter was arrested.
- Coulter Loeb (Cincinnati Herald) (source one, two, three) (he was previously arrested photographing police in 2011)
- Bilgin Şaşmaz (Anadolu Agency, Turkey) (source one) (FOIA request)
- Max Suchan, a law student and an observer for the National Lawyers Guild was arrested. (source, two) Read an account of his arrest.
Learn more about other arrests in Ferguson protests.
