Society of Professional Journalists Denounces Occupy Wall Street Arrests

The number of journalists arrested at Occupy Wall Street has now reached six (there may be more), but the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) has had enough. It is publicly denouncing the arrests of those covering all Occupy protests and is demanding that Michael Bloomberg and city officials from across the country drop the charges against detained reporters.

In addition to those arrested here, there have been journalists arrested in Nashville, Atlanta, Milwaukee and Richmond, Virginia.

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