ICE Is A Press Freedom Issue: Interview with Status Coup Reporter Tina-Desiree Berg
Host Kevin Gosztola talks with Tina-Desiree Berg, a Los Angeles-based reporter for Status Coup, about ICE and the threat this ultra-secretive police force poses to freedom of the press. Tina-Desiree and other journalists recently won an injunction in a lawsuit against the LAPD. A federal court ordered the police to stop shooting them with rubber bullets, tear gas, and other projectiles. Headlines for the week include the FBI using lie detector tests to identify disloyal personnel and death threats over political cartoon force cancellation of journalism event in Buffalo, New York.The Dissenter Update podcast is produced as part of The Dissenter Newsletter at TheDissenter.org. It focuses on stories involving whistleblowers, press freedom, and government secrecy.
Border Patrol OCCUPIES LA Park, TERRORIZE People With Guns & Tanks
Tina-Desiree Berg covered on-the-ground as Border Patrol and other agencies suddenly descended onto MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. This random happening still had no cause, and Mayor Karen Bass showed up seemingly in confusion as well. This comes as ICE protests and ICE raids ramp up, especially in California neighborhoods.
Reporting under fire: Protests and press freedom in Los Angeles
Journalists covering recent demonstrations in California have been assaulted, detained, shot with crowd-control munitions, and had their equipment searched — simply for doing their jobs. (https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-in...)Freelance and independent reporters are especially vulnerable, yet they continue to document how immigration raids impact communities and how law enforcement responds to civil unrest.Some of the journalists joining us are also plaintiffs in lawsuits pushing back against police actions that threaten press freedom and violate the First Amendment. Watch to hear their firsthand accounts and learn what it means to uphold the public’s right to know in the streets and on the front lines.
MASSIVE Trump-Musk Protest TAKES OVER LA: "Dreams of Dictatorship!"
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg covered a major "Hands Off" protest against President Trump and Elon Musk in Los Angeles on April 5th, 2025.
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HORRIFYING Destruction From LA Wildfires
Tina-Desiree Berg captured video of the widespread destruction from the California Wildfires. From burnt down houses and neighborhoods, to locals trying to figure out what to do, the imagery captures the scene there post-fire.
LAPD INVADE USC Campus to CRUSH Pro-Palestinian Protests
Protesters at University of Southern California were met with police who took over the peaceful protest, making arrests and assaulting some students. Tina-Desiree Berg reports from the event, where students are demanding a Free Palestine and Ceasefire in Gaza.
LA Strippers Fighting to Unionize
LA Strippers after months of rallies and strikes join Actors Equity union
LA Cop BEATS Peaceful Protester With Shield
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reported from a LA #BlackLivesMatter march on September 25th, 2020.
We Spoke to the “Stop the Invasion" Convoy at the Border
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg followed a caravan of Trump supporters who went to the U.S. border between San Diego and Mexico to speak with activists who traveled there to, according to them, "stop the invasion" of migrants entering the U.S.
Big Grocery CLOSES Stores Rather Than Pay Workers Fair Wages
Independent Journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reports on scene from a Food For Less location in Hollywood California where workers and supporters are protesting against the threat of store closure. Kroger is threatening to close stores in communities where the thrift grocer is much needed rather than pay workers fair wages
"Get the Fu*k Out of Here!": LAPD ASSAULTS Gaza Student Protesters at UCLA, Attack Journalist
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg covered the Gaza student protest encampment at UCLA on May 1st, 2024, in which LAPD violently assaulted peaceful protesters and also assaulted Desiree Berg. We’ve covered OVER 40 CEASEFIRE NOW protests in NYC, D.C, and LA.
Proud Boys AMBUSH Pro-Choice Roe v. Wade Protest in LA
Freelance journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reports from a pro-choice rally in LA where pro-life counter protesters also appeared.
Dems Unleash Police To CRUSH 'Cop City' Protesters for Breaking Points
Overview on the Cop City movement in Atlanta for Breaking Points.
Democracy Now! with Amy Goodman
As U.S. COVID cases top 37 million, we look at a shocking story out of California, where two people were stabbed and two journalists were attacked Saturday while covering an anti-vaccine, anti-mask protest outside Los Angeles City Hall. The protest was attended by members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing groups. A Southern California mortgage broker named Tony Moon was videotaped screaming “Unmask them all!” I sat down with Amy to discuss the groups involved and recent extremist behavior.You can support the important journalism that Democracy Now! does here
The Humanist Report: Dystopian Times
Panel on the state of affairs.
The Humanist Report: Journalist Assaulted at Anti-Vax Protest Shares SHOCKING New Detail (w/ Tina Desiree Berg, etc.)
Bernie Fights to Block Massive Defense Bill for Vote on $2,000 Checks and More
Streamed live on Status Coup Dec 30, 2022. Includes guest interview with Gina Clayton- Huntington Beach School Board President on her altercation with Tito Ortiz and ongoing harassment from Proud Boys.
The Benjamin Dixon Show
During an August 14th rally against COVID-19 vaccines, members of the far-right hate-group Proud Boys who were in attendance instigated, harrassed, and violently assaulted counter protesters and journalists. There were at least two stabbings. Independent journalist and activist Tina Desiree Berg joined Ben to discuss events and background, and how the Los Angeles Police enabled the Proud Boys.
UC Student-Workers FIGHT BACK for a Living Wage, Threatened With Union-Busting
UC student workers on strike at UCLA
"Do Your Damn Job!" Sunrise Movement Protesters Camp Out at Diane Feinstein's Office
Protest by climate activists with the Sunrise Movement outside the Los Angeles office of Senator Diane Feinstein.
LAPD Threatens Journalists: "There is No Press Corps Right Now
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reports from Los Angeles as LAPD continue brutalizing protesters. In this clip, LAPD tells journalists filming "there is no press corps right now."
Lynched Statue Found on LA Area Neighborhood Councilman's Patio
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reported on Los Angeles neighborhood councilman Tad Yenawine—who was found with a statue with a noose around its neck.
San Fransisco DNC Meeting: A Wrap-up with Tina-Desiree Berg
Tina Desiree Berg presents highlights from the DNC meeting in SF Included are Progressive Caucus panel discussing that the DNC needs to reverse its position on a Climate Debate, the Resolutions Committee meeting, hearing the same argument, which was interrupted by Sunrise Movement members, registered for this meeting, who were being physically prevented from entering, but protested until they were eventually admitted.The resolution was tentatively struck down due to lobbyists within the ranks of the DNC.Protest by Sunrise Movement resulted, and Tina interviewed members as to both being prevented from entering and the striking down of the resolution.Nina Turner addressed the Sunrise Movement and praised them for their continued attention to climate change.
How Bernie Sanders' "Magical Thinking" Doomed Campaign
Status Coup's Jordan Chariton speaks with independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg about revelations he uncovered from his investigation into Bernie Sanders' 2020 campaign.
LIVE Journalist's Car Shot With Rubber Bullets By Police, LAPD Hits Protesters
Get Your News In With Ron Placone
Los Angeles Becomes the New Baghdad During George Floyd Protests
Independent journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reports from chaotic protests in Los Angeles on May 30th, 2020 over the police murder of George Floyd.
California Primary: A Tale of Voter Suppression, Incompetence, and Chaos
In a special report for Status Coup, journalist Tina-Desiree Berg reports on the voter suppression and total mayhem throughout Los Angeles during the California Primary
Do Big Exit Poll Discrepancies Really Show Bernie Winning?
District 34 Podcast host Tina-Desiree Berg does a deep dive into exit polling via interviews and more.
CPAC 2022 Showcases Laughable Republican Escapades
With Steve Monacelli.
2019 CADEM Special Report with John Graziano, Tina-Desiree Berg, and Pate Cote
Laura and John host a conversation with John Graziano, Tina Desiree Berg, Pat Cote and YOU about what went down at the 2019 California Democratic Convention. Join the discussion