by Michael Olson

Of the 800 people arrested at the RNC in St. Paul, dozens were journalists. MPR reports the city of St. Paul is dropping misdemeanor charges filed against journalists during the RNC. That includes charges in the high(ish) profile arrest of Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman.

It will be interesting to see what constitutes a journalist in these dismissals. The office of the St. Paul mayor released a statement to MPR saying the city attorney will use a "broad definition and verification to identify journalists who were caught up in mass arrests during the convention." The road to freedom up 'nort is paved with Twitter!