Wall Street Journal Reporter Arrested in Chicago
Wall Street Journal reporter Douglas Belkin was arrested yesterday at a Chicago federal building while covering the trial of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
The New York Observer contacted a Journal spokesperson about the matter:
“Doug Belkin was wrongfully arrested and charged with petty offenses for nothing more than routine newsgathering,” the spokesperson wrote in an email. “We stand behind our reporter, and will aggressively fight these unfounded charges.”
Belkin was trying to interview an attorney. A security guard told the Chicago Sun-Times Media Wire, “I told him three times to back up and he didn’t.”
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