Just like Ferguson became a story on steroids once those journalists were detained.
There was a tweet from a journalist during that event that explained that journalists had a higher level of constitutional rights than others. It was quickly removed and the guy retracted the statement, but that is the mindset of this group as a whole...that they have some sort of higher purpose than their fellow citizenry. Here’s another example.
I always find hypocrisy in area like hurricanes where the government forces everyone out but allows journalists to stay in the area to “report”. If they can stay to shoot pictures why can’t property owners stay and protect their stuff? Burns me every time I see one standing on a beach wall in a raincoat.