Tag Archives: San Francisco Chronicle

SF Police Raid Journalist’s Home

SF police raid journalist’s home: The incident involving a freelance videographer raises concerns over a journalist’s rights, reports Rachel Swan.

Police and federal agents broke into the freelancer’s home in search of the identification of a news source.

 

Covering Wildfires

Covering wildfires: The devastating California fires change the landscape and journalism, writes Audrey Cooper.

“There is a perception that journalists simply take from the victims,” she writes. “We do take their stories, their photos. We do these things not because we relish it but because the public must know. There is power in the truth, even if it is a truth some would rather not see.”