NY police comes down on RT correspondent
Published: 25 September, 2009, 05:18
Edited: 12 November, 2009, 09:19
TAGS: Conflict, Scandal, UN, Mass media, USA
As the UN session continued, RT correspondent Marina Portnaya was verbally abused and harassed by overzealous New York police officers.
She was prevented from broadcasting and denied the use of her phone, but was later told she had done nothing wrong.
However, a live broadcast associate was told that our correspondent still could not broadcast live from outside the UN. Eurovision New York – the company managing the site – put out the following statement through its senior producer, Ian Johnson:
“Your correspondent got into a confrontation with the New York Police Department and they have denied her access to our stand-up position outside the United Nations as a result. She has attempted to go back, and the police have again denied her access.â€Â
“We have been warned by the NYPD that our operation will be shut down if they see her involved in a live shot from our position,†the statement says.
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