Keri Blakinger on Nostr: LA County just agreed to pay a reporter $700k after she was slammed to the ground and ...

LA County just agreed to pay a reporter $700k after she was slammed to the ground and arrested by LASD while covering a protest -- making this likely the largest payout to a reporter in connection with covering a 2020 protest so far.

What's wild is that the county apparently had such a weak case they agreed to settle before a suit was formally filed. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-11-08/l-a-county-to-pay-700k-to-radio-reporter-arrested-while-covering-2020-protest