CONTACT
Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins, SPJ National President, ashanti.blaize@gmail.com
Kim Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Specialist, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org

INDIANAPOLIS — The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns the removal of Colorado Sun reporter Sandra Fish from the Colorado State Republican Assembly, a blatant affront to press freedom. SPJ joins the SPJ Colorado pro chapter in support of Fish, a longtime reporter who has covered state politics since 1982.

“These actions taken by government officials are outrageous and a total affront to the First Amendment,” said SPJ National President Ashanti Blaize-Hopkins. “Politicians don’t get to decide who covers them and doing so sets a dangerous precedent and threat to press freedom. Sandra Fish had every right to cover the GOP assembly.”

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