NBCU Academy 101
General Counsel Gail Gove, NBCU News Group’s main attorney and top legal adviser, offers tips for covering a protest as a journalist.
For more advice, read the Journalist Security Guide by the Committee to Protect Journalists.
How To Cover a Protest
Carry a press badge if you can and have it visible on your person. Carry the name and number of a lawyer, in the event that you're arrested. Stay out of the thick of the action so police won't confuse you with a protester.
Gail Gove
