Georgia Fort

Well, I would say that it is not new in America to see attack on black journalists.

I think in the last few years, we've seen an exodus of not just black journalists, but journalists in general from mainstream media

There's been a series of things that have happened, right, like the Pentagon reporters who were not going to comply with the new policies that were put in place, Kimmel being pulled off air, the segment on 60 Minutes not running when it was supposed to and whatnot.

probably only running because of the outcry from the public, right?

And so there's been a strategic attack on the free press for quite some time.

But recently, it is intensifying.

And I would say that the arrest of myself and Don Lemon is a new level to threaten taking someone's freedom away for them simply doing their job to try and criminalize

Journalism is not a crime.

And for me, when I think about the attack that we're currently seeing on the press, I really want American people to understand attacking the press is not simply just attacking journalists.

It's attacking the public's right to know.

So often there are things that have happened with government agencies, people in power, big institutions, and they sometimes may cover up their misdeeds.

It is the act of journalists and journalism that oftentimes reveals those truths.

And so, if we are going to attack this pillar of our democracy, I'm concerned that the information war that we've been experiencing is going to escalate to another level.

And the last thing I'll say is to just kind of expound on that.

We saw AI images being published by the White House that misportrayed the reaction of one of the protesters being arrested.

Right.

The only way that we knew it was fake was because someone was there.

to document what really happened.

And so we're entering a time where I do believe that this is an information war.

And so the people who are standing up for truth, the people who are not afraid to document what's happening, I think that we're gonna continue to be attacked.