Media 2070 Featured in National Coverage on Arrest of Black Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort
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The incident involving the detention of reporters covering an anti-ICE protest adds to a long history of press freedom conflicts in the U.S. MMM's thorough and quick response made taking this conversation to the national stage possible.
By: MMM Editorial Team
This week, Media 2070 was featured in national coverage from NewsOne addressing the arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon while reporting on a protest. The moment underscores ongoing tensions between state power and the role of journalists — especially Black journalists — in documenting public events and dissent.
The article places the arrests within a broader pattern: Black reporters have historically faced disproportionate barriers, surveillance, and retaliation when covering racial justice, protest movements, and systemic inequities. Media 2070’s commentary emphasized that attacks on journalists do not occur in isolation; they exist within a longer legacy of suppressing narratives that challenge dominant power structures. This comment, in response to breaking news, emphasizes one of MMM's go-to strategies for securing national news: entering existing discourse and finding a personal angle only the client can offer. In this case, historical context and meaning-making.
“This administration is determined to deny not only the constitutional rights of its citizens and residents, but the human rights of all who oppose its racist agenda,” said Anshantia Oso, Executive Director of Media 2070, in a statement posted on Bluesky.
Our process:
This particular placement began with breaking news. In this case, Lemon's arrest. Oso and our team decided to respond immediately and within one hour, we'd spoken on the phone, found a unique angle and drafted the release. In just two hours, it was sent out with a stylized release to a list of hand-selected reporters and picked up same day.
NewsOne is a particularly powerful outlet because in addition to having the national focus, they also have major syndication in almost every market across the nation with stories running on digital and radio.
Why this matters for Media 2070– and you!
Beyond the immediate news cycle, this coverage highlights why narrative strategy matters. Ultimately, every single placement is designed to help further construct public ideas on your brand and the issues you're pushing for. Media 2070’s work focuses on reshaping how media systems value, compensate, and protect journalists, particularly those whose reporting centers racial equity and democratic accountability. When journalists are detained while covering protests, the implications extend beyond one story: it affects public access to information, documentation of state action, and the historical record itself. Our process is simple: find our unique angle + add it to national discourse and encourage people to learn more.
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