A reporter for The Wall Street Journal is in a position he is not used to.
He is now the subject of a controversial headline after a video of a confrontation with a cop from the Phoenix Police Department started to circulate online. Normally, he is writing about the news, not making it.
The outlet is speaking out on behalf of its employee, Dion Rabouin, demanding the PPD not only review the incident but create a system or policy to ensure journalists’ rights are protected after the incident on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, with him and one of the department’s officers.
Rabouin, who covers markets for the Wall Street Journal, told local station ABC15 he was conducting background research on the sidewalk outside a local Chase Bank branch, around 2:40 p.m., asking various customers about financial services. The reporter says he was unaware the sidewalk he was standing on was private property.
“Things really escalated quickly,” Rabouin said.
The police say…
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