‘Outrageous’ handcuffing of New Orleans journalist sends ‘chilling message,’ says media group

Danny Monteverde had been protesting the closure of a courtroom during indictment of state attorney general The “outrageous” handcuffing of a New Orleans journalist covering the indictment in July of Louisiana’s attorney general – a case that ultimately was dismissed – conveyed “a chilling message to members of the press and the public” for which there is no excuse, according to a prominent media rights advocacy organization. An attorney for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (R...

By Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans