Attacks on professional journalists were aggressive in recent weeks. The FBI raided Washington Post government reporter Hannah Natanson’s personal home, seizing her phone, watch, and computers — without charging her with any crime. And CNN’s Don Lemon was arrested while covering an anti-ICE protest.
The irony, though? Citizen journalists were busy exposing the bigger story: the killing of two U.S. citizens by our own immigration officers.
Millions globally have now seen and heard video — caught on bystander phones, from multiple angles — of Renee Good and Alex Pretti being fatally shot by ICE agents. The BBC and New York Times both used the collective footage to piece together detailed analyses of both incidents.
