Police riot film demands 'could put journalists at risk'

Journalists could be put at risk by increased police demands for access to media footage from riots, the North's main news organisations have claimed.

Journalists could be put at risk by increased police demands for access to media footage from riots, the North's main news organisations have claimed.

After the courts ordered media groups to hand over images from recent riots in east Belfast, editors have written to Chief Constable Matt Baggott expressing fears over the dangers of police "fishing expeditions".

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