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Five years on, Portland journalists reflect on 2020 protests
Manage episode 486424012 series 2586574
A trio of journalists joined Editor Therese Bottomly on Monday’s episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the 2020 street protests that started in Portland after the police killing of George Floyd.
Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura, social media producer Ryan Fernandez, and reporter Zane Sparling (who covered protests for the Portland Tribune) join the conversation.
On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:
--The physical dangers journalists faced on the streets from tear gas, munitions, crowding
--Direct police violence against journalists
--The three chapters of the 150-plus nights of protest
--The role of live streamers
--The fatal shooting in downtown after a pro-Trump caravan arrived in the city
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346 episodes
Manage episode 486424012 series 2586574
A trio of journalists joined Editor Therese Bottomly on Monday’s episode of “Beat Check with The Oregonian” to talk about the 2020 street protests that started in Portland after the police killing of George Floyd.
Multimedia journalist Beth Nakamura, social media producer Ryan Fernandez, and reporter Zane Sparling (who covered protests for the Portland Tribune) join the conversation.
On this episode of Beat Check, we talk about:
--The physical dangers journalists faced on the streets from tear gas, munitions, crowding
--Direct police violence against journalists
--The three chapters of the 150-plus nights of protest
--The role of live streamers
--The fatal shooting in downtown after a pro-Trump caravan arrived in the city
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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