Groups Condemn Detainment Of Journalists In Atlanta Protests

Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff photojournalist Alyssa Pointer, left, works during a news conference Tuesday. Pointer was detained by officers of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources during a protest in downtown. Pointer said her press badge was clearly displayed, and she identified herself to law enforcement.

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Updated at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday

Journalism organizations are condemning authorities’ detainment of two journalists who were covering protests in Atlanta.

The Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists said in a news release that one journalist was detained Sunday and another on Monday covering protests and unrest that has followed the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Both were quickly released without charges.