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November 3, 2014

Officials: Ferguson No-Fly Zone Imposed to Keep out Media 
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Local authorities in Ferguson, Missouri, have privately conceded they
sought a no-fly zone to limit media coverage of the protests that
erupted after the police killing of Michael Brown. The federal
government granted the request to bar all flights around Ferguson,
including news helicopters, on safety grounds. But in new audio
recordings obtained by the Associated Press, a federal official says:
"They finally admitted it really was to keep the media out."

 

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