Tuesday, January 09, 2007

SPJ "Looks At" Krayeske Bust

Freelancer's arrest causes stir in Connecticut

www.spj.org/blog/blogs/ldf

Legal Defense Blog,
Society of Professional Journalists



SPJ is looking into the arrest of a Hartford freelance journalist. Ken Krayeske was taking pictures at the governor's inaugural when he was arrested, supposedly for being a political activist. Krayeske is a Green Party activist and worked on behalf of the governor's opponent. Ethics concerns aside, the principle still stands: People should not be arrested for taking pictures of a public politcal event. The Hartford Courant has extensive coverage about the fuss in the state capitol.

Stay tuned for updates on this situation.

Editor's note: We will be watching this closely to see how aggressive and diligent SPJ is during its "look into" the arrest of Ken Krayeske.

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