The Press Affiliation of Jamaica (PAJ) has condemned the assault on a cameraman and newspaper reporter in Homestead, St Catherine on Tuesday.
The PAJ stated in an announcement that it had acquired a report concerning the incident which concerned a Tv Jamaica (TVJ) videographer and a Gleaner reporter.
The incident occurred when the journalists have been masking a protest by academics at Homestead Major Faculty.
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Experiences are {that a} scene was being filmed on the college gate when the TVJ employee was attacked by a person from the neighborhood.
It’s reported that the person punched the cameraman, pulled the microphone cable, and tried to destroy the digital camera.
He additionally allegedly tried to grab the Gleaner reporter’s cell phone and issued dying threats to each journalists earlier than he was ushered away by individuals who intervened.
“The Press Affiliation of Jamaica condemns unequivocally this reprehensible act and show of thuggery in the direction of our staff,” the PAJ stated, including that journalists should be free to hold out their duties with none type of risk or interference.
The PAJ can also be calling on the police to conduct an intensive investigation and impose applicable penalties on the attacker.