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Journalists Arrested in Ferguson Settle with St. Louis County

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County paying $75K in civil-rights settlement.

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Four reporters who were arrested in Ferguson, Miss., during the protests that followed the 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown have reached a $75,000 settlement with St. Louis County. The settlement, obtained by the Huffington Post, which also reported that the journalists—Ryan Devereaux, Lukas Hermsmeier, Ansgar Graw and Frank Herrmann—are barred from discussing its terms and conditions publicly. According to the Huffington Post, the officers involved will undergo training sessions regarding "media access and the right to record police activity."

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