Masked protesters are not protesters, they are rioters. Why can't we shoot rioters anymore?
"This is yet another sign that the government doesn't understand what journalists do,"
I disagree: This is a sign that government absolutely understands what journalists do. Journalists report stuff that the government doesn't want reported on and then protect their sources. Requiring him to be a member of the MSM would be tantamount to requiring him to work for the 'Ministry of Truth.'
I'm not sure I agree with his reasoning or his politics but at least he has the guts to stand on principle rather than just 'roll over' for the man. How many of us have said that people who disagree with the law should act on their principles regardless of the consequences? Remember all those alusions to guards in Nazi prison camps who just followed orders?
It's different when it's "our" ox that's being gored, isn't it?