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By Zeke Turner 10:45pm

Spokeswoman: Journal Reporter Arrested for ‘Routine Newsgathering’

A spokeswoman for the Wall Street Journal updated us on the arrest of reporter Douglas Belkin this morning at the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago, where he was covering the trial of Rod Blagojevich.

“Doug Belkin was wrongfully arrested and charged with petty offenses for nothing more than routine newsgathering,” the spokesperson wrote in Read More

By Zeke Turner 7:55pm

Wall Street Journal Under Arrest

[Update here]

Douglas Belkin, a Wall Street Journal reporter covering the Ron Blagojevich trial in Chicago, was arrested on the job this morning. Based on a report on the Chicago Sun-Times media wire, it seems like Mr. Belkin was trying to interview one of the attorneys and then “put his hands on” a Read More

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