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Opinion: I was arrested for doing my job as a reporter. Who’s next?

I covered the Minnesota church protest. Press credentials didn’t protect me.

Protesters gather at the Whipple Federal Building following the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their coverage of a protest disrupting a church service in St Paul, in Minneapolis, Jan. 30, 2026. (Paola Chapdelaine/The New York Times)

Protesters gather at the Whipple Federal Building following the arrest of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their coverage of a protest disrupting a church service in St Paul, in Minneapolis, Jan. 30, 2026. (Paola Chapdelaine/The New York Times)

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By Georgia Fort | For The New York Times