Current's The Pub

Here's a protip for broadcast reporters who might get arrested: Turn on your recording device's key lock, so that when the cops tackle you, it won't matter if the stop button gets mashed. You're going to want that tape.  That is one of many lessons that Ryan Kailath learned this past weekend — the hard way. The reporter for WWNO in New Orleans was covering an anti–police brutality march in Baton Rouge on Saturday when police arrested him for obstructing a highway. This week on The Pub, Kailath tells his story, shares other tips he picked up for reporters who might find themselves in a similar pickle, and talks about where his case stands. Also, some updates — and some mea culpas — on last episode's interview with Code Switch leader Alicia Montgomery, which at least one listener found troubling.