Innovation in College Media

This is ridiculous.

Two UK students and the photo adviser for the Kentucky Kernel were arrested at the Republican National Convention Monday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn., on charges of felony rioting. They were photographing the protesting of the convention.Photographers Ed Matthews and Britney McIntosh and adviser Jim Winn were three of 286 people arrested as convention protests escalated into riots Monday.

See also Carlos Miller's coverage.

With all the media frenzy over GOP Candidate John McCain's pick of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, images of police in riot gear dispersing protesters have been missing from the coverage of the RNC.

And the Kernel staffers weren't the only journalists in the firing line. Amy Goodman, host of "Democracy Now!" was among other journalists arrested as well. Goodman's arrest was captured and posted on YouTube.

If any of these journalists is convicted, you can pretty much tear up that Bill of Rights and that First Amendment thing we talk so much about.