The NYPD's surprise late-night eviction of Occupy Wall Street from Zuccotti Park last week was executed quickly, with reporters kept out of sight of the park "for their safety." Also for journalists "safety," the airspace in Lower Manhattan was closed to news choppers by the NYPD [UPDATE: This is now disputed], a New York Post reporter was allegedly put in a "choke hold" by the police, a NBC reporter's press pass was confiscated, and a large group of reporters and protesters were hit with pepper spray. But after all the credentialed press had been shooed away from the park, one gutsy activist stood her ground to document the eviction. As she repeatedly informs the cops in this video, she knows her rights: more ›

Hey, the new Senate Majority Leader doesn't like it when reporters ask him about his questionable dealings! Seriously, when will the press learn that queries about repeatedly late, incomplete campaign filings or undisclosed donations are totally off-base. more ›