A Fox News reporter was pummelled and chased by protesters who had gathered outside the White House as part of nationwide unrest following the death of George Floyd
Vittert said there were no markings on him or the crew's equipment to identify them as from Fox. But he said during the demonstration, one man continually asked him who he worked for. He didn't answer, but the man found a picture of Vittert on his cell phone and shouted to other protesters that he was from Fox.
Demonstrators vent to police in riot gear as they protest the death of George Floyd near the White House in Washington on Saturday.for documenting the scene; Galdabini's camera was smashed. "They were putting themselves at risk," he said. Suzanne Scott, CEO of Fox News Media, said in a memo on Saturday that Fox was taking all necessary security precautions to protect its journalists covering the story.
CNN's headquarters in Atlanta was targeted later Friday by a group of protesters who also fought with police and set cars afire. While police tried to keep them away from the CNN Centre, demonstrators broke windows there and scrawled obscene graffiti on the network's logo.
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