August 23, 2012

National Press Photographers Association
Robert Stolarik has his press pass back, the National Press Photographers Association reports.

Stolarik was arrested while on assignment for The New York Times on Aug. 4; he said at the time he’d been kicked and scratched by NYPD officers, who were “violent toward the media.” They confiscated his camera equipment, which he got back in the middle of the month. His press credentials were returned today.

“The next part of this process will be getting the charges dropped,” Stolarik told the NPAA.

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Andrew Beaujon reported on the media for Poynter from 2012 to 2015. He was previously arts editor at TBD.com and managing editor of Washington City…
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