I’m outside APD headquarters covering protests demanding justice for #JaylandWalker. follow along for updates tonight. @beaconjournal
Most Main St. businesses were boarded up on the walk over from the newsroom. Some are tagged as Black-owned.
About 75 people right now outside the Justice Center, where APD is headquartered. Very peaceful right now. Some are calling to break the 9 pm curfew that was imposed earlier today.
Police scoping out situation on rooftop and inside APD HQ. I see some getting ready inside with riot gear.
Final warning given to people about upcoming curfew to those who are not comfortable getting arrested. They’re saying the intention is not to hold the space past curfew since they do not have the numbers.
Protesters shouting at police on the rooftop.
Crowd has almost entirely dispersed outside the justice center.
Only @JeffJefflange and I are left on High St. Police are still geared up inside. Appears the curfew worked in terms of quelling protests.
3 minutes to curfew. APD driving around paddy wagon.
About 50 officers just stepped out front of the justice center in full riot gear. There is no one here.
Police tell us if there’s anyone left in the area who is not media they are “subject to arrest.”
I'm amassed nearly 10k tiktok followers in the last few days from covering abortion and Jayland Walker protests. I only started posting LAST WEEK. (con't)
Young people have always been an elusive audience for news operations, particularly print papers. This could be a solution and we as reporters need to be adaptive to that. tiktok is the way many people in my generation consume news/current events
Gen Z is very politically active and hungry for info, but there's a LOT of misinformation on TikTok. We need to make sure we're getting out facts in an engaging way.
I’m *theoretically* off today after 13 days of covering Roe v Wade issues and Jayland Walker protests… here’s who to follow today to stay up to date:
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.@ABJDoug will be at today’s 1 pm press conference where body can footage will be released. @agarrettABJ will have a write up shortly after
.@TawneyBeans is out right now covering protests on the day side, including:
- 10 am protest at Stubbs Justice Center
- 2:30 march from Quaker Square
I’m in Downtown Akron covering continued protests demanding Justice for #JaylandWalker who was shot 60 times and killed by police earlier this week. Follow along for updates @beaconjournal