A reporter for the largest newspaper in Indiana, The Indianapolis Star, claims an Indianapolis city-county councilman is trying to control the narrative of the news publication in what many would consider unethical ways.

James Briggs is a reporter for the Indianapolis Star. He went to Twitter recently to give a detailed account of an interaction he had with Democratic Councilman Leroy Robinson, who is also Chair of The Public Safety and Criminal Justice Committee.

In the tweet Briggs says he attempted to conduct an interview regarding public safety with Councilman Robinson. He said that Robinson first asked him what he would be writing about — then added if the reporter planned to talk to anyone else who would “refute” his points that the interview would not happen.

This appears to be a blatant disregard for journalistic integrity, and an obvious attempt to control the narrative as crime in the city continues to spiral out of control.

Tony Katz, a radio personality for WIBC, summarized the situation in a response to Briggs Tweet.

“Katz: Making sure I am following you: Councilor Robinson refused to do an interview with you about @IndyCouncil plan on violence in Indy unless you promised not to interview anyone else who might disagree with him?

This would not be the first propaganda campaign the city has went on, as they partnered with the Ten Point Coalition to publish false crime data just under a year ago.

One can only ask, why would an elected official discourage the largest media source in the state from reporting all available facts of a situation? What is Councilor Robinson and other Council Members trying to hide?

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