Stephen Wolgast

Dec 29, 2024 | kansascity.com | Stephen Wolgast

Threats to independent reporting on the government come most famously from Donald Trump, in screeds about punishing journalists and news organizations. The recent decision by ABC News to pay $15 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Trump is a prominent example. Far from Washington, D.C., though, journalists are being harassed by officials closer to home, where the reporters are the readers' neighbors or customers.

Nov 28, 2023 | journals.sagepub.com | Teri Finneman |Meg Heckman |Stephen Wolgast

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Mar 6, 2023 | nppa.org | Stephen Wolgast

Another photograph that stands out was taken by Laurel Chor in her native Hong Kong. Police in riot gear, including black steel helmets with dark visors and clear shields, are massed as they patrol the streets in 2019 following violent attacks by roving gangs. Amid their dark uniforms and sleek tools, a pudgy woman with gray hair leans on her cane as she gives a piece of her mind to a police officer.