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LAPD must safeguard press freedom during protests

1 year 3 months ago

A pro-Palestinian protester shouts slogans near Adas Torah synagogue on June 23, 2024, in Los Angeles.

AP Photo via Los Angeles Times/Zoe Cranfill

This week, a series of real estate events promoting the sale of properties in Israel and possibly West Bank settlements are coming to Los Angeles. Given the violence against journalists after a similar event in June and at other demonstrations relating to the Israel-Gaza war, police in LA must ensure that journalists are able to report safely and freely.

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Advocacy Intern Jimena Pinzon and Advocacy Director Seth Stern wrote for the Los Angeles Daily News to remind the LAPD of journalists’ constitutional and legal rights and urge them to follow the law and its own guidelines.

The LAPD must foster a safe space for journalists covering protests, whether in response to the upcoming real estate events or otherwise. This will help in ensuring a well-informed public and a stronger democracy, and in avoiding the reputational and economic blows other departments have endured after illegally and unjustly cracking down on journalists for doing their jobs.

You can read the full op-ed here.

Freedom of the Press Foundation

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Music History Happens Here

1 year 3 months ago

DJ Lady Edie B. was the first person to spin The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rappers Delight” in 1979 on WESL. The 14-minute-long, 12-inch single would later become known as Rap music’s first commercial hit and the beginning of Hip-Hop on the airwaves.

Despite their connection, the legendary musicians and legendary DJ never met – until they came together to make history again at KDHX on July 19, 2024.

DJ Lady Jock, co-host of Time Traveling My Way, was on hand as The Sugarhill Gang and Lady Edie B. met in person for the first time on the air, co-hosting the event with Soopaman DJ Speed on his show The Boombox. Lady Jock is also on-air legacy as the daughter of radio broadcaster, and WESL legend, Dr. Jockenstein.

The studio was packed with St. Louis radio history as “Gentleman” Jim Gates, then co-owner and program director for WESL, recalled handing Edie B. the “Rappers Delight” record and asking her to play it on her show.

Hear the July 19 broadcast again in the KDHX archives.

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