California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill to protect media at protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Amid a wave of unrest and demonstrations which roiled the country in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of Minneapolis police, an increasing number of reporters were pepper sprayed, arrested or assaulted by law enforcement, say advocates who praised the signing.
42% : The legislation makes clear a journalist's right to access protest scenes, bars law enforcement from intentionally assaulting or obstructing those gathering the news, and codifies that reporters cannot be legally cited for staying in such locations to do their jobs, according to the Reporters Committee for the Freedom of the Press.

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