TV news organizations scramble to cover the nationwide protests over George Floyd
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"NBC News and ABC News broke into their networks’ Saturday-night schedules to cover protests breaking around the country in reaction to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, while the nation’s three main cable-news networks featured ongoing coverage of public dissent instead of regularly scheduled programming," reports Variety. "Viewers saw surprising scenes of protest in cities ranging from Los Angeles and New York City to Salt Lake City and Chicago across the course of Saturday evening. In some instances, reporters like NBC’s News Ali Velshi got close to tear gas being fired. In others, anchors worried openly on air that correspondents in crowds might be in danger from the crowds they were covering."
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- MSNBC'S Ali Velshi says he was hit with rubber bullets "but I am fine," while CNN commentator Keith Boykin detailed the NYPD arresting him on Saturday
- A Louisville TV reporter was shot by police with rubber bullets live on air
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TOPICS: George Floyd, CNN, MSNBC, Ali Velshi, Chris Jansing, Keith Boykin, ABC News, Cable News, NBC News
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