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Letter to Cleveland Mayor, Police Chief on gas mask restrictions

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The Reporters Committee and a coalition of news organizations wrote to the Cleveland mayor and police chief, objecting to the…

The Reporters Committee and a coalition of news organizations wrote to the Cleveland mayor and police chief, objecting to the city's policy banning gas masks during protests. We argued that journalists, who would not be engaged in the activity that prompts the use of tear gas, need to cover these newsworthy events, and that police should allow credentialed journalists to carry them near the protests and parades.

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