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Alex S. Vitale
Media Coverage

Below is a list news stories I've been quoted in. Article titles in blue link to the text. 

Gardiner, Sean. "Day of Rage: Behind the Scenes of the NYPD Crackdown at the GOP Convention." The Village Voice. March 6, 2007.

Adair, Bill. "T-Shirt Flap an Opening for Critics?" St. Petersburg Times. February 4, 2006.

Block, Jennifer. "Since When is Bicycling a Crime?" Plenty. October/November 2005.

Renaude, Jean-Paul. "Fort Lauderdale promises to tweak list of banned items for public gatherings." Sun-Sentinel. April 6, 2005.

Wirzbicki, Alan. "Protestors Seek More Inaugural Permits." Boston Globe. December 25, 2004.

Seder, Sam. "Minority Report" Air America Radio. December 10, 2004.

Walter, John, Director. Some Assembly Required. Documentary for Court TV and the Sundance Channel on the First Amendment. December 2004.

Levey, Collin. "Uncivil Liberites." New York Post. November 29, 2004.

Eggen, Dan. "Policing Is Aggressive at Bush Events." Washington Post. October 28, 2004.

Featherstone, Liza. “Defying Convention.”  The Nation.  September 20, 2004.

Hours, Catherine. “Last Chance for Bush Protestors.” Agence France Presse. September 2, 2004

Conan, Neal. “Protestors and PoliceTalk of the Nation.  NPR. September 1, 2004

Gardener, Sean and Loretta Chao. “Protestor Assaults Police.” Newsday. September 1, 2004.

Marsico, Ron and William Kleinknecht, “Police Arrest 900 Across Manhattan.”  The Newark Star Ledger. September 1, 2004.

“RNC Protest Turn Violent” NY1 News. August 31, 2004.

 Badkhen, Anna. “Manhattan under the gun with cops on corners and 250,000 protesters ready.” San Francisco Chronicle. August 29, 2004.

Getlin, Josh. “A Protest March That Has No End; The GOP convention in New York is just the latest stop on the radical political circuit for Democracy Uprising activists.” Los Angeles Times. August 28, 2004.

Rayman, Graham. “And now the fun begins; Some convention protesters still getting ready, but others start early with banners - and without clothes.” Newsday. August 27, 2004.

DiDapper, Jay. “Is Violence a Possibility at RNC Protests?” WNBC Channel 4. August 27, 2004.

Greene, Susan. “Activists Decry Pre-Convention Security Tactics.”  The Denver Post. August 26, 2004.

Range, Stacey. “Area Activists Head to GOP Convention.” Lansing State Journal. August 26, 2004.

Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge and Bill Hughes. “Police Implement Security Plans as Convention Nears.” The Journal News. August 25, 2004.

Boyd, Rodrick. “Call to Support the Iraqi ‘Resistance’ is Heard at Conference in New York.” New York Sun. August 23, 2004.

Jones, Charisse. “Protestors, Police Get Set in NYC.” USA Today. August 22, 2004.

Moore, Martha. “Protests to Run Gamut at GOP Gathering in NYC.” USA Today. July 13, 2004.

Robin, Joshua. “Pedals to Political Mettle.” Newsday. June 23, 2004.

Graham, Jessie. “Police Preparing for RNC Protests.” WNYC Radio. June 16, 2004

Abumrad, Jad. "Contact." Radio Lab. January, 16, 2004.

Mauldin, William. “Murder Rates Rise Above 2002 Level.”  New York Sun. October 22, 2003.

Mauldin, William. “Got Guns? Beware in Brooklyn.”  New York Sun. May 8, 2003.

Fertig, Beth. “NYCLU releases report on police mishandling of anti-war demonstration.” WNYC Radio. April 30, 2003.

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