AltWeeklies Wire
Minneapolis Mayor to Arrested Journalists: Drop Deadnew
For a city leadership that spent so much time trying to convince everyone that the convention was in Minneapolis, too, Mayor R.T. Rybak's office suddenly wants very little to do with hosting the RNC, especially those nasty reports of police brutality and journalist arrests.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Beth Walton |
09-17-2008 |
Media
Dozens of Journalists Arrested at RNCnew
As McCain spoke Thursday night about America's obligation to confront "threats to peace and liberty in our time," armed agents were busy cuffing and detaining nearly 400 people a half-mile away. Most were protesters who had overstayed their permit -- many were journalists and bystanders. I was one of them.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
09-10-2008 |
Politics
RNC Dispatch: Democracy in St. Paulnew
While Republicans gestured inside, police stole the streets from the people.
LEO Weekly |
Sam Stoker |
09-07-2008 |
Politics
