Multiple journalists have been detained by campus police this year for "trespassing" on college campuses, including twice at City University of New York schools. At the University of Colorado at Boulder, administrators even put up a sign identifying
Journalists handcuffed, barred from college campuses
Journalists who attempt to interview students on a college campus are now at risk of getting arrested and detained for trespassing.
According to a recent analysis by the Columbia Journalism Review, multiple journalists have been detained this year simply for asking students questions on campus.
One such confrontation took place in August of this year, when freelance journalist Jeff Bachner was handcuffed by a security officer at Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, before being released with no charge. -- More.....
