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Reporting the US riots in the midst of police and protesters
The BBC’s North America editor Jon Sopel explains the demands US riots has placed on cor-respondents. Listeners ask why do the media appear to have been targeted by the police?
The US Black Lives Matter protests and riots have been making headlines across the world. We talk to the BBC’s North America editor Jon Sopel about the demands and dilemmas the crisis has placed on correspondents. Listeners ask why do the media appear to have been targeted by the police?
Presenter: Rajan Datar.
Producer: Howard Shannon.
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