We’ll be joined by:
Adam Rose, Press rights chair and secretary at LA Press Club
Ben Camacho, Journalist and co-founder of The Southlander
Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, Independent videographer
Tina-Desiree Berg, Journalist for Status Coup and other outlets
Caitlin Vogus, Freedom of the Press Foundation senior adviser
Journalists covering recent demonstrations in California have been assaulted, detained, shot with crowd-control munitions, and had their equipment searched — simply for doing their jobs.
Freelance and independent reporters are especially vulnerable, yet they continue to document how immigration raids impact communities and how law enforcement responds to civil unrest.
Some of the journalists joining us are also plaintiffs in lawsuits pushing back against police actions that threaten press freedom and violate the First Amendment.
Join us to hear their firsthand accounts and learn what it means to uphold the public’s right to know in the streets and on the front lines.
📅 Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 3 p.m. EDT | 12 p.m. PDT
📍 Location: Zoom (freedom.press/reporting-under-fire)
If you cannot attend, help protect the rights of these journalists and defend press freedom everywhere by making a donation to support our work at freedom.press/donate.
