Settlement hasn’t stopped NYPD’s press abuses at protests
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NYPD officers respond to a protest. New York City Police Officers In Riot Gear Black Lives Matter Protests by Anthony Quintano is licensed under CC BY 2.0. New York police officers clearing protesters from Hamilton Hall at Columbia University last month also kicked out student journalists. Their motive wasn’t public safety, but public relations. They needed space to shoot their widely ridiculed “sizzle reel,” which set highlights of the raid over dramatic music.That’s...

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