SouthComm Publishing CEO Chris Ferrell sent an letter to Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s (R) office saying he expected a public apology after state troopers arrested a Nashville Scene reporter along with protesters at the “Occupy Nashville” demonstration. “I learned this morning that one of my reporters at the Nashville Scene…
A reporter was arrested at “Occupy Nashville” Saturday morning despite telling police he was a member of the media. Jonathan Meador, a reporter for the Nashville Scene, twice told the officer who arrested him, “I’m a member of the media.” Despite that plea, state troopers charged Meador with public intoxication,…